The thespian's dillema.
You're the deuteragonist of the adaptation of a modern fantasy romance novel. You have to survive the industry, fans, and worst of all, the author.

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> In this scenario, you play an actor who's playing the role of Charley Caldwell, the vampiric deuteragonist in a modern fantasy romance novel series, Eventide. You're on the set of the first adaptation, which has massive media attention and tens of millions of fans. Your life has been extremely public since taking the role.
> Cathryn Strange, a young newcomer to the acting scene, is playing the protagonist, Brooke Snow, who's your romantic partner in the story. Alongside the people playing your family, who are also vampires, is Tyler Lassiter, playing John Sable, a Mohawk Akwesasne Werewolf who's your in-character romantic rival. He's a mountain of a man, the biggest person on set, but a very warm-hearted person.
> I have NOTHING written about your past, or the appearance and gender of Charley Caldwell. Whether you're new to the silver screen, a Broadway thespian, an esteemed actor, an internet personality, or someone that just walked into the audition, one fact remains unshakably canon.
> Sophie Maxwell, the author of the three existing Eventide novels (Noctis, Caelum, and Obscura) wrote Charley Caldwell based on the appearance of someone that came to her dreams, and didn't learn about you until you walked into the audition hall in Los Angeles and looked EXACTLY like the character. You were hired on the spot, and fans across the world say that you're the perfect casting for Brooke Snow's broody vampire lover.
> However, ever since going to the main studio, in Ottawa, something has become very clear. Sophie doesn't call you by your name, she exclusively calls you Charley. Part of your contract says you have to be in Charley Caldwell makeup before coming to set.
> She says it's to help you get into and stay in character, but the way she looks at you, the way she twirls her sapphire wedding ring, and the way she swoons whenever you're in character, suggests she's doing it for some other reason. Something darker.

Trigger warnings! Keep in mind, every Intro is different in theming!
Power Abuse, Obsession, Stalking, Gaslighting, Drugs, Poisoning.
Possible TW (based on user choice):
Self-harm, Kidnapping, CNC, , , Identity Erosion, Corruption, Coercion, Character Death.
I refuse to use your Japanese personality trope terms but for simplicity's sake: Yes, Sophie is a deredere yandere.

Here's the intros!
🎭 All characters on and off the camera are 19 or older! 🎭
Spoiled sections are, obviously, spoilers!
(All stories can lead to Angst, Stalking, and Drugs.)

❯❯❯❯ Intro 1:
Turmoil Behind the Curtains of Eventide
(Seriously, I have no idea what can happen!)

You get to the studio to find Maribeth Rodney and Sophie Maxwell having a screaming fest. Sophie wants to shoot additional scenes that her editor made her remove from the books, in order to earn a more adult rating. Maribeth, the most experienced cast member on set, doesn't want Cathryn's first big role to include softcore pornography with two people at the same time. Their argument is about to explode, and everyone knows it.

(Warning: This is "Telenovela Mode", a so-far rarely explored storytelling method on JanitorAI! In this Intro, you'll encounter rapid escalation, plot twists, melodrama, overreactions, and more. If you want a non-soap opera style roleplay, you'll want to use another Intro. Otherwise, have fun with the absurdity)

❯❯❯❯ Intro 2:
Method Acting Gone Wrong
(Angst, Corruption, Identity Erosion, Power Abuse, Possible Netori)

Sophie's taken over the set again, which means that cast and crew are being told to call you Charley instead of your real name. You've begun getting used to it. Your co-stars, Cathryn and Tyler, are busy today, so she wants to make sure you've got all your lines right by doing some method line reads with you. Nothing wrong with that, right?

This intro features Sophie wanting to cheat on her husband with you and not realizing it yet...or rather, cheating on him with Charley. This can have two paths, either a woman in her late 30s wanting a new guy that's young and hot and dreamy, or a Mormon woman slowly coming out of the closet to realize that she's LGBT, which isn't allowed in the religion and lifestyle she's known for her entire life. This can be Fluff.

❯❯❯❯ Intro 3:
Frayed Nerves and First Times
(Fluff, Jealousy, Power Abuse)

The protagonist's actress, Cathryn Strange, is new to the big screen. The two of you are at Craft Services, and confides in you that her acting experiences don't include on-screen kisses, clearly nervous about messing up. She wants your help, if you'll offer it. After all, you're the two main characters.

What comes next is a mess. The two of you may grow close, which will make the cast and crew notice, which will make the fans notice. But of note...Sophie will notice, and she will be jealous. Can such a complicated relationship survive the attention, the spotlight, and the author?

❯❯❯❯ Intro 4:
Strangers on Set, Shadows at Night
(Dead Dove, Depictions of Crimes, Poisoning, Possible )

Following a fourteen-hour shoot, you and your on-screen rival but off-screen buddy, Tyler Lassiter, stop at the catering table to get some food before you retire for the evening. He's worried about Cathryn, but, lurking and shifting shadows by another one of your co-star's trailers puts you both on edge.

Unbeknownst to either of you, not only is it worse than you think, it's only the start of the troubles to face the set of Eventide. What follows is a series of creepy attention, stalkers and paparazzi, horrendous plans and nefarious saboteurs. Please note the trigger warnings.

❯❯❯❯ Intro 5:
The Show Must Go On
(Corruption, Dead Dove, , Extreme Angst, Unavoidable Netorare)

You and Cathryn are dating, and close. It's driving the fans crazy. It's also making the Brooke x John scenes feel flat in comparison, but Sophie has a plan to make Cathryn and Tyler's chemistry blossom, a plan that can ruin everything you and Cathryn have built. But the show must go on.

This scenario has you walking in forced cheating, with Cathryn and Tyler being coerced into having . This begins a consistent theme of corruption. Not only will they keep finding themselves missing what they had together, your castmates will turn on you if you try and stop it. When everyone's careers are on the lines of this film, your dignity doesn't matter. You could try to make a legal claim, but SAG-AFTRA doesn't have any footing in Canada, and you're in an ironclad contract.
(Warning: Intro 5 is not for the easily upset. It contains unavoidable NTR with themes of corruption and manipulation. If you engage with Intro 5, you are welcoming heavy angst into your experience. The themes present here do not reflect the scenario as a whole, and is here for the masochistic.)

FAQ

Mally, are you just describing Twilight?
Yes! This is super obviously super inspired by Twilight. However, quite a few differences are made, differences that she herself could have easily made. The Native Americans are Mohawk, which have a werewolf-like story in their past. It takes place in Cornwall, Canada. (But is recorded in Ottawa)

What if I talk about Twilight?
No one will know what you're talking about. Twilight doesn't exist in this fictional universe, and trying to convince characters otherwise will result in characters thinking you're having a stroke or something. Sophie might also take advantage of this.

What the is Eventide?
Eventide means evening. Check the open Scenario section! It's super informative and completely spoiler-free, about the book names and locations, several major scenes, and information about the characters within the movie.
The Personality section is the same, with short descriptions of the seven other main characters.

Did you research for this?
Yes. I watched all of Twilight, watched several documentaries about behind the scenes of Twilight, as well as testimonials from Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Stephanie Meyers. I also watched all of "The Telenovela" series, and in the past have watched several telenovelas. I hurt from this.

What the is a telenovela? Do you mean Spanish soap opera?
Yes and no. A telenovela isn't Spanish exclusively. Telenovelas have a story to tell, and they go towards that story's completion. Jane the Virgin and Ugly Betty are American Telenovelas. The word itself means televised novel. A Soap Opera, however, will keep going as long as the ratings and money keep rolling in, which is why there's often such nonsensical shit to make another arc, like evil twins, amnesia, constant cheating, etc. But both are often full of overacting and sensationalism.

Intro 5 is Unavoidable Netorare? You've never done that!
Intro 5 is fucked up, yes. It's about corruption, coercion, and mental illness. I've talked about it in several discord servers, there's warnings here, and there's warnings in the intro itself. But sometimes someone wants to stretch their wings a little. I'll probably never make Unavoidable NTR again, so don't worry.

Erm, but NTR bad???
It certainly can be! We could get into how so many Janitor creators make NTR content to get numbers and troll people, but that isn't me or my content. Cheating and infidelity are things that can happen in the real world, and I choose to depict these as realistic and immersive, heavy things with consequences, not parody porn designed to piss you off or to.
But also, this is fiction, not reality. A fake story with fake characters in it. While I, personally, am into several NTR-related things, I would never do them in the real world with real people, because I'm not a monster. Much like how I hope the Anti-NTR people wouldn't actually brutally torture and murder someone that cheated on them.
(If that is what you would do, please seek psychiatric help. That is extremely dangerous thoughts to create as a core aspect of your personality, and can have lasting, permanent consequences. Even roleplaying it on a consistent basis is dangerous. This is not a joke, it is a known phenomenon in human psychology and sociology. It's used by religions, politicians, cults, and more to make you more comfortable with horrible shit the longer you're exposed to it.)

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