STREETS MADE OF DESIRE | open !

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[size=29px][glow=white,2,300]LOST IN THE CITY OF ANGELS[/glow][/size][/fancypost]
[fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 490px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; color: white;]"you'll never make a living doing that!" "you'll never make it out there on your own, kid." "honey, do you really think you've got what it takes?" "trust me, you're never gonna make it out there." "too young, too shy, too bold, too extraordinary"—everyone has a dream. everyone has a desire to be someone, no matter how small that desire is. everyone, no matter how shy or bold, or average or extraordinary; everyone can make it. everyone can live their dream, if only they believed they could. so many people take other peoples' words - you'll never make it, you can't make a living doing this or that, too young, too old - and they don't follow their dreams. they hear what others have to say, and think that, yeah, maybe they're right. when they say you can't, they're wrong. your parents want you to become a doctor or an architect, go into the family business, and you do it. your friends tell you that what you want to do isn't the best thing for you, and you listen to them, become something different; someone you never wanted to be. you listen to everyone else, and leave your heart's desires in the dust. it haunts you, but you put up a facade, though tired of working somewhere you hate and don't want to be. all you had to do was believe you could, ignore the people telling you that you couldn't, you can't, and you could've lived your life as someone you've always dreamed of being.

believe in your dreams; believe that you can. you may be young, or old, or shy or bold; maybe average, or even extraordinary—but it doesn't matter, so long as you believe. when you believe, anything is possible. you can, and you will.
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[align=center][size=9px]P L O T . . .[/size]
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[fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 490px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; color: white;]it's the year 1993; you're young, and nobody thinks you'll make it; you're way too young to do that, your parents say, tell you it's stupid; just stay home, with us. but your rebellious side gets the better of you, and when they're sleeping/at work at an ungodly hour of night, you run away. you pack a backpack or a duffel bag full of clothes and other stuff, some snacks, drinks, and money you've saved up for this particular night. you're finally going after your dream. you feel guilt for leaving your friends and family behind, but at the same time, it's not like most of them encouraged you, anyway. you're still just a teenager, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen; you're way, way too young, they say. well, you're gonna show them, huh? so you smirk and put two middle fingers up to your old life, and hope that everything will turn out okay. you leave your family, your 'friends', to pursue your dreams; to be who you've always dreamed of being. to do what you want to do; not what everyone else wants you to to, or who they want you to be. you're finally doing what you want, and it's absolutely exhilarating.

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a group of teenagers find themselves in los angeles, california, after hitchhiking from wherever they lived before. they're rebellious, whether they be soft-spoken or loud, "average" or completely spontaneous; they've gone against the people saying they're too young, ran away from their old lives in hopes to pursue their dreams. sure, cops are probably trying to find at least some of them, by now, but they're careful not to "get caught." they really don't want to go home, now that they've made it this far.

they all find each other at an old, abandoned building, obviously having trespassed; but even the sign that said "no trespassing" in red was rusty and falling off the door it was nailed to. no cops were around, and not many people were, surprisingly, so why the hell not go inside? it's not like they had anywhere else to go. anyway, they all find each other there, and they grow closer as the days pass by, turning into weeks as they try to find themselves jobs, even though they're still young, and people are suspicious. they made the abandoned building their home, and thankfully, no one's said anything about a group of teenagers always going in and out of the place. they all share their hopes and dreams, some having the same, and they become the family they've always wanted; who believed that they could, encouraged them and told them to just go for it.

as time goes by, they try making it big; becoming a famous actor/actress, photographer, dancer, musician, director, make-up artist, etc.; and as the precious time flies by, they grow closer, leading to fighting, crying, love, and just plain drama. what do you expect when a bunch of runaway teenagers band together with only other teenagers to look after them? and as more teens seem to be rebelling and joining this little group, trying to make their dreams come true, people get more suspicious. will these teens be forced to give up their dreams? maybe they'll get arrested for trespassing (even though no one seemed to care ever since the first few teens made it a home) — hopefully, they'll be left alone.

[align=center][size=9px]R U L E S . . .[/size]
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[fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 490px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; color: white;]--first off, please be literate/advanced! this is an advanced roleplay, and i ask that you post at least a good paragraph per post, with proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc., to the best of your ability. of course, everyone makes mistakes, and i understand a slip-up here and there, but we want to be able to actually read and understand your posts, y'know? oh, and i also completely understand if english isn't your first language <3 do i sound mean? i'm sorry ;^;

--this is set back in 1993, as mentioned in the plot, which means no iphones, tablets, or cool laptops; or anything like that. people also dressed a bit differently than they do now, from what i've seen in pictures (actual pictures of my family, too). also, the teens more than likely won't have phones or really nice clothes, since they are fending for themselves. they have jobs, of course, but it's not like they get paid too much, y'know? and they'll obviously run into trouble, maybe have a few run-ins with cops who are suspicious, etc. c;

--this isn't based around romance, but it's completely okay if it happens. this is mostly a thread about teenagers trying to make their dreams come true, not about hormonal teenagers who just want to party all the time and be in relationships and stuff; y'know? of course, there will more than likely be alcohol in this thread, along with swearing (they're teenagers, c'mon; even i swear), violence, and possibly drugs. just note that this is a mature roleplay, so if you're not comfortable with that, this isn't the thread for you, hon <3
--if it does get to that, please fade in/out, as i don't want anyone getting into any trouble. hugging, kissing, holding hands; that kind of stuff is okay, of course; i don't mind that cute stuff, and i'm pretty sure a lot of other people don't mind either ^u^

--if you are going to be inactive for over a week, please notify me beforehand. i completely understand if something came up too suddenly, and you didn't have time to notify me. i will send you a message just to see if everything's okay, and if you're still interested in the thread, but if you haven't responded after three days, i'll probably do nothing because y'know you might come back i dunno *nervous laughter* ahem; if you haven't responded to my message within another week, though, including those three days, i'll assume you've left the thread/aren't interested in it/don't have the muse for it anymore, and i'll open your spot back up. i sound mean again don't i i'm so sorry

--there will be no racism, sexism, homophobia(hate that word ugh), or any other kind of hate towards any other roleplayers out of character. it will more than likely happen in character, but it is strictly forbidden out of character. if i see anything of the sorts going on ooc, you will be warned once, and if you do it again, you will be banned from this roleplay and any other roleplays i make in the future. i'm sorry, but it really hurts me when people hate on others just because they're different, and i'm sure it frustrates others, too. just be kind to your fellow roleplayers, okay? no fighting out of character, either, though in character it is encouraged(not all the time, of course; this is about friendship more than it is about fights and breakups and stuff). as for chatting, if you want me to make one, i'll make a chat thread. uwu

--there's no need to reserve, really, since there are kind of an unlimited amount of spots—so don't worry about reserving and not having your form in on time, or anything. uwu
--as for the form itself, you'll be making your own (or using someone else's aha), 'cause i like seeing all the different formats 'n' stuff, y'know? make it pretty, but not too fancy, and it's perfectly fine if it's simple. sometimes simple is elegant, yeah? anyway, your form/s should include the basics (name, age, sex/gender, personality, history, etc.) and anything else you wanna add. your personality and history don't have to be ten paragraphs long, but i ask for at least one of two good, detailed paragraphs for each. for the personality, you can just put their traits and come back later to go in full depth—for the history, you could just make bullet points, or something, then come back and go in full depth with that, too. uwu (also, please add what their hopes and dreams are; like what they want to be. an actor/actress? a director? a musician? a photographer? [obviously doesn't have to be one of those four~] and maybe add some of their inspirations, too? c;)
--as for where you should put your form, i don't mind if it's here, on this thread, or in the character bios section of the site. c:

--please have a face claims—pleaseeeee. if you're having trouble trying to find out, just ask me or someone else who you think will be of any assistance! also, make your character different from everyone else's. don't make them some mary sue/gary stu, i beg of you, but don't make them boring, either. be creative when creating the personality and history for your character—make 'em unique! oh, and you can have up to two characters (also, the minimum age is 15, and the maximum is 19~)

--please don't—just don't. that's all i have to say about this—just flucking don't do it. i understand the tiny, eensie-weensie bit of powerplay here and there, but don't do major time-skips without my consent, or have your character beat the sh.it out of some guy without getting hit themselves. (oh, and don't hurt another's character without their permission~) just don't do it, m'kay?

--seriously, dude; just have fun with this. be creative and let your imagination soar. play with your character's feelings. play with everyone's feelings. if you feel left out or anything, just tell me, and i'll see what i can do, yeah? i want everyone who joins to feel comfortable and have fun with this, okay? uwu

( ehmg, i'm sorry for such long rules; you're eyes probably hurt, and your brain is probably like "wat tha fack" c'x anyway, if you have any questions, concerns, or plot ideas, feel free to message me! also, i'll probably make a chat thread, if you other roleplayers think i should ^u^ )

[align=center][size=9px]C H A R A C T E R S . . .[/size]
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[fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 490px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; color: white;]characters--
( key; clickable name | age | gender | what they want to become | roleplayer )

• vienna xavier | sixteen | masculine | a singer/musician | played by moi
• character here
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(will add more spots if need be~)[/fancypost]

[fancypost borderwidth=0px; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 43px; color: white;][glow=white,2,300]I AM H O M E

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[size=10px]we faded faster than the speed of light[/size]

[ crashed and burned ][/fancypost][/fancypost]
[fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 421px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; color: black;]ehmg ily all
cherry, i freaking love that song btw
aND CHANDLER RIGGS YAAAASS
ssh, frankie; i'm the slowest at forms so~

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[size=10px]we faded faster than the speed of light[/size]

[ crashed and burned ][/fancypost][/fancypost]
[fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 421px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; color: black;]ehmg cheshie hai love <33 yaaas troian and lightssss

sTEVEN YEUN IS A CUTE BBY PUPPY
PERFECTION
ZOM YOU'RE KILLING ME

ahem
my wip form, lovelies~ clickyyy