Life in the Limelight
Chapter 1
As soon as you left your house, you heard screaming. You could actually hear it inside but every time you are in the middle of it, it feels so much louder. While being rushed off to your car, you smile and wave to your fans while saying "hi" to most of them. The smile never leaves your face. You get into the car waiting for you and once your driver pulls away from the curb you can let your smile down.
You let out a deep breathe, "Hey Ben? Can we stop by The Cozy Cup? I was hoping to get a small drink and read a bit there before we do anything else today." He smiles at me through the rear view mirror letting me know that's where we were heading. Once we pull up, I wait for my guard to open the door for me. I stop hime from ushering me into the building right away, "Would it be possible for you to order our drinks and then come give it to me? Also could you guys like sit next to me or behind me? I just want to feel kind of normal again."
"Y/N, you know we're not supposed to do that."
"I know, Ben, but I never get to feel this way and it won't be for a long time; just an hour or two."
He took a deep breath, "Fine, but this can't happen all the time," he looked away from you, "Zander, you take Y/N to a back corner of the shop and sit at the table next to her." You hand him my credit card to pay for the drinks and go inside.
You sat at a table and brought out the book you were currently reading. Ben brought you your drink and gave you your card back. You smiled at him as he sat across from Zander next to you. As you were reading, you brought out your songwriting book. You were writing concepts and phrases that you'd like to put into a song sometime. After about an hour, a man came into the little side room we were in. I looked up at him and he saw the book in my hand. He started to walk up to me. I waved Ben down as this man came up to me.
"Is that The Odyssey?"
I looked up at him, "Yes it is."
"Is that in Greek?"
I laughed, "Yeah, it's in Greek."
He motioned to the chair in front of me, "May I sit down with you?"
I nodded, "Go for it." He sat down and set his bag on the chair next to him. He then held his hand out. "I'm Spencer. What's your name?"
It took me minute to realize he didn't know who I was. "Hi Spencer. I'm Y/N." I closed my notebook and put it back into my bag. We spend the next hour bonding over different types of books and movies in different languages. I happened to check the clock and realized I was about to be late for rehearsal. "Oh my god I'm going to be late. Um, Spencer I loved talking to you but I really have to go. Maybe we could exchange phone numbers and find a time to chat again?"
He looked at me like he wasn't expecting me to offer my phone number, "Uh, yeah! Yeah we can switch numbers," he reached into his inside jacket pocket, "here's my card. Just text me your name if you decide to."
"Oh I will definitely text you. I will see you later Spencer. Have a good day!" I rushed out of the coffee shop and back into the car that another body guard had brought up. I jumped in along with Ben and Zander and the driver started to drive.
A short ten minute drive later, and we were there.As we pull up I see people lining the sidewalk just to see me. I wait again for Ben, Zander, Alex, and Matt to come around the car to open the door so the can surround me. I put on my smile again before they even open the door. Once the door opens, Ben helps me out of the car and then takes his place in front of me. I keep smiling and waving. I stop a few times to sign something or to take a picture with a fan. As I was leaving a litle girl a man pushed her out of the way and grabbed my arm.
“Hi honey! It’s me, don’t you remember?”
Ben grabbed my arm and the other guy’s hand and ripped it off of me. “I don’t know you.” As Alex and Ben went to take care of the man I walked over to the little girl that got pushed over. “Hey, are you ok?” The girl looked at me from her mother’s arms and nodded her head. “Are you sure?” I inquired again. She nodded her head again. I smiled at her, “Ok, good. I just wanted to make sure.” After I got up, Zander and Matt escorted me into rehearsal.
After I got changed and put on my heels, I walked into practice. We are learning choreography for songs. This choreography is for a tour that I haven’t announced yet. Rehearsal lasted for four hours. Once rehearsal ends, it’s dinner time. I tell Alex to just drive me home. I was able to sneak into my house without anyone seeing me.
I make lunch up for me and the four guards that are with me. I sit at my kitchen table looking at Spencer’s card. I see that it’s a card from the FBI but anyone could make one like that. I think a long time. “Ben?” Ben comes into the room. “I’m going to go up and fiddle with the piano some. Can you just vet this guy out? He seems so nice but I don’t want to get too far if there is something wrong.” Ben nods his head and takes the card from me. I finish up my lunch and put the leftovers in the fridge then start the dishwasher.
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Criminal Case fanfic ideas (because IDK, I’m bored)
[Possible spoilers for all 8 seasons]
{S5} Prequelfic where Amir realizes he’s gay and confides in Rupert about it.
{S5} Rupert having an ace awakening (because yes, I headcanon him as ace) and being extremely confused about his feelings, so he confides in Amir about it. (No seggs, only tea, amirite)
{S3} [TW: SA] Jack finally gaining the courage to tell Lars about Lavinia DeBrils SA’ing him.
{S1} How Chad Whickman and Rose Cassidy first met (because goddamnit, they deserved better).
{S1} AU where Chad managed to calm Joe Stern down, not die, and get the job.
{S2} [TW: Abuse] A day in the life of Duncan Young, living with his mother and sister and having to deal with her emotional abuse.
{S1} Adam Bentley talking with his foster brother at his grave.
{S1} The aftermath of Julian Ramis’s arrest from the perspective of Julian’s parents.
{S2} [TW: Homophobia] The end of Zack and Becky’s friendship.
{S5} James Savage first meets Carter Hayes.
{S4} How Timmy and Bridget Baker first became friends.
{S5} [TW: Implied Sewerslide] Rene Narcisse’s words almost push Julian over the edge until the player and Gabriel show up.
{S2} [TW: Murder] A young Yann Toussaint has an argument with his parents and storms off. That would end up being the biggest mistake of his life.
{S5} Jones accidentally stumbles upon Zoe suddenly using telekinesis.
{S2} [TW: Cults, PTSD, and Implied Abuse] Not even Russell is safe from flashbacks, and surprisingly, the one who helps him out of a PTSD-induced panic attack is Frank.
{S4} The events of Vittorio Cappechi’s murder from Seamus’s point of view.
{S6} One of Amy’s therapy sessions with Marina following Nebet’s betrayal.
{S6} Sirius wonders why Orlando constantly ignores him, so he decides to ask. It doesn’t really go well.
{S6} Sequelfic(?) where Tony meets the player during S1 and tries to recall why they seem so familiar.
{S3} Baxter Fraser goes to therapy.
{S3} AU where Obaasan (IDK how to spell it, sorry) is found dead and Tsukada Hiroshi is alive because he killed her.
{S7} An apology note Dolores wrote to Gwen before her demise.
{S7} Inspired by @katrinahood , a crackshipfic between James Savage and Sam Ellis.
{S5} Crackshipfic between brunette bastard Louis Leroux and Joe Warren.
{S8} Jones and the player bond and catch up after 3 years.
{S8} Hugo Mercier giving love advice to Carrie.
{S5} Jones copes with Tony Marconi’s death.
{S8} Hugo and Jones bond over similar experiences.
{S5} [TW: Sewerslide] Gabriel and Jones talk after Jones’s attempt.
{S2} One of Jupiter’s letters to Russell, apologizing for being a shit dad.
{S5} Jones, Zoe, Alex and Cathy have a double date.
{S7} Larry Zarus goes on a car ride with his friend and business partner, Bernie. Next thing he knows, he’s waking up in a coffin. His own coffin.
{S4} Charlie reveals that he can’t slow dance for the life of him. Maddie decides to teach him.
{S2} [TW: Abuse] Frank confronts Miriam Young about her shit parenting.
{S2} [TW: Abuse] Duncan confronts his mother about her shit parenting. It goes as well as you’d expect.
{S2} [TW: Abuse and Death] The day the Young siblings’ father died was a hellish day indeed.
{S5} [TW: Underage Drug Use] Julian and Vicki smoke weed together and have a chat about life.
{S7} Dolores tries to figure out a way to apologize to Gwen.
{S7} Arthur Darkwood never really enjoyed the small things in life, and he never noticed until he spent time with the Supernatural Hunters.
{S5} Jones is lowkey kinda lonely, so Ramirez decides to set him up on a blind date to cheer him up. Unbeknownst to Ramirez, Jones’ blind date was one of his old college acquaintances — Zoe Kusama.
{S6} The “Altered Present” Arc, but Lars is in it for some reason.
{S7} Zander Stark and Danny Kwame were queerplatonic bros, change my mind— (I hc Zander as bisexual and Danny as omniromantic asexual)
{S8} Cody reminisces on his failed relationship with Eleanora.
{S8} Prequelfic where Jean-Phillipe slow dances with Marguerite.
{S5} After skipping the trial of Rosamund Wilcox, Julian runs into Chelsea Bloom and they have a chat.
{S7} Human AU where Arthur and Reggie decide to have some “brother bonding time”, so they go to a local art museum. Things don’t go well.
{S4} Seamus makes eye contact with Giulietta at Mr. Alastor’s party.
{S2} A series of noteworthy recorded conversations between Bobby Prince and his therapist over the span of a year.
{S3} 5 times Jonah tries to smile and the first time Marina makes him smile.
{S3} [TW: Kidnapping, Torture, and PTSD] Elliot claims that he’s moved on past the whole “Anbu Devanesan” thing. He has not.
{S6} Serap and Roxelana’s love story, starting from their first meet.
{S6} Noah Lowe gets some advice from Ian Devine about love and life and shit (also, Noah lives in this fanfic concept, because bro deserves better).
{S7} AU where Rathimael lives, Arthur lives, and they live a peaceful life together in a small lakeside cottage on the outskirts of Michigan.
{S2} “What happened to the Francis I loved and cared about deeply?!” “He’s dead, and I killed him a long time ago.”
{S2} Bobby Prince’s last thoughts were about the idyllic life he would live with Amy via the virtual reality. (This was inspired by Bojack Horseman btw) (No I do not like Bobby Prince)
{S5} [TW: Attempted Murder] AU where Zoe survives Louis’s attempt on her life.
{S3} [TW: Implied Abuse] Michelle Zuria’s traumatic childhood at the hands of her nanny.
{S5} [TW: Sewerslide] AU where Jones decides to go home after Leroux is arrested, and the player decides to accompany him. Possible alternate endings available.
{S7} Fabien de la Mort chills out and asks Gwen for advice on how to properly swoon a certain someone (*cough*, Luke Fernandez, *cough cough*)
{S7} [TW: Murder] Ruth Wu’s final moments were in utter agony. (Deserved tbh)
{S4} [TW: Murder] Elias Willingham pays local pimp Kristopher Bauer for information about his missing daughter. Like many moments in the Criminal Case universe, things do not end well.
{S7} AU where Arthur Darkwood survives the events of S7 and decides to join the Supernatural Hunters.
{S2} Anjulie Cruz breaks up with Bobby and remembers all the red flags he showed while they were dating.
{S1} AU for “The Rorscach Reaper” where Ramirez arrives just in time to arrest Tess — but too late to save the player.
{S5} Canon divergence after Zoe’s arrest when Jones confronts Marconi and breaks down. Marconi talks him out of doing anything foolish and the two of them just talk while lying down on the grass.
{S7} Arthur never really had a family (besides Reggie, but we don’t talk about Reggie) due to being a demon. One of the Supernatural Hunters (probably Hope Newman) makes an offhand comment about how he’s family to them. (Bro deserved better imo)
{S5} [TW: Attempted Murder] AU where Nathan manages to regain consciousness just before Kit pulls out the snake.
{S6} Series of transcripts from Marina’s therapy sessions with different Criminal Case characters, including Jack, Amy, Jones, Chief Arrow, and Arthur Darkwood.
{S5} Prequelfic where Joe Warren meets his new college roommate, Louis Leroux.
{S2} After the events of “Once Upon a Crime”, Frank decides to call his daughter to tell her what happened.
{S5} [TW: Sewerslide] Either Alex, Grace, or Ramirez get the call about Jones’ attempt on his own life.
(I’m perfectly fine with y’all using these, just please ask first and credit me!)
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My Favorite Whump (or whump-y) Series
@pretty-face-breaker ‘s Emir’s Masterlist (1973)
@deluxewhump ‘s The Blackmuir Reign
@deluxewhump ‘s True North
@whumpwillow ‘s Hazeshift
@whump-in-the-closet ‘s Liberosis
@ashintheairlikesnow ‘s Erase to Control
@whumpering-heights ‘s Behind the Masks
@deluxewhump ‘s Frathouse Boxboy (Z2) (some NSFW)
@whumpsday ‘s Kane and Jim
@/coldresolve ‘s Moneymakers (pls do not tag as whump)
@whumblr ‘s :
Home is Where the Hurt is
Custody Series
@painsandconfusion ‘s With You
@whump-world ‘s Deal with the Devil (NSFW)
@spookyboywhump ‘s Wren/Zander/Cain
@whumpshaped ‘s Devil... h-hot... (crack whump) (SOME NSFW)
@whumpshaped ‘s 7 Minutes in Hell
@whumpzone ‘s Linden and Colton (SOME NSFW)
Tomas and Rowe
@the-bloody-sadist ‘s Dancing with Death
@hurting-fictional-people ‘s Whumpee Betrays Caretaker
@whump-tr0pes ‘s Honor Bound
@whumpers-inc ‘s Who Wants To Be A Whumpee?
@thoughtsonhurtandcomfort ‘s Arrin and Alex (SOME NSFW)
@secretwhumplair ‘s No Warrior (some implied NSFW)
@whumpacabra ‘s The Black Knight
@ shameless whumper’s Jericho series
(since this is gonna be ongoing and constantly edited pls lemme know if every time i edit it tags yall again and i’ll unlink the @‘s 😅💖)
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