#♛ ( johnny faust )

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open to: anyone verse: tbd

"Pretty sure if we back out now the label will murder us," Johnny muttered as he patted his pockets for the cigarettes he desperately wanted. "It's one festival, then we can take a break."

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Johnny knew he sounded like he was losing his mind when he spoke about what had happened to him. Why he'd been out of the spotlight for nearly two years and why it had taken so long to get back into the recording studio. He'd become a bit of a hermit that didn't leave his house unless he had too and now he was waiting for the next shoe to drop in his life. "I don't really know what to believe anymore," he admitted with a bit of a shrug.

"Yeah," he nodded as he looked at Bex. "If it's not too much trouble, and the fiction ones would be great," he admitted.

"Even if you did, I wouldn't mind. It's a public library - we cater to all sorts," Bex promised with a smile. He pulled another book from the shelf, taking a moment to appreciate the feeling of a hardback sliding across the metal, so smooth.

"One that's published as a non-fiction? I'd have to try and look around for that. But I think there's a few that are in the fiction section, and all great stories come from some bit of truth."

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hit the heart if you want a starter from johnny faust from american satan & paradise city. length will vary. please specify if you're a multi.

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verse: tvdu open to: tvdu muses notes: this is a character from a movie and show with supernatural elements. in this verse they're real. this is a crossover. it can be set in mystic falls or nola. for the time being johnny is human in this verse. that may change as time goes on.

"Oh I know the supernatural is real," Johnny muttered as he brought a cigarette up to his lips and lit it, taking a drag and then holding it in his hand. "What I can't figure out is how that ties into the devil, everything I've found has said that's a religious thing. Besides what would he want me with me? If he was real that is."

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verse: tbd open to: anyone

"Yeah you'd be surprised what I believe in. Not everything is black and white but that's besides the point I guess."

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Johnny wasn't going to rise to the bait. He wasn't the most social of people, not anymore and if he was being honest he didn't see any celebrity that wanted to be followed and have no privacy or be mobbed in the lobby of a hotel. But he was going to let her think what she wanted.

He said nothing to her as he turned to find the stairs, letting her speak and not seeing her obnoxious wave. His anxiety was growing as he tried to find the door or the sign, wanting a cigarette but knowing he couldn't smoke inside of the hotel and outside only promised him a mob of people he didn't want to be around right now. He didn't see her fake smile, didn't hear anything beyond the first sentence because he tuned her out as he walked to where the stairs may be.

          "it's actually quite sad to hear that apparent 'famous' people are entirely fake." did she put salt in the wound or provoked it? well possible. frankly, she didn't care as she was too annoyed. furthermore, she liked to savor the victory.

          "well, you tried to give me money for giving up my alone-ride in this wonderful elevator. so i'm not sure about that but think about what you want to think. i can really recommend using the staircases. keeps people in shape, that's at least what i have heard." a wink followed her words before she pressed the button of the elevator again just to make her point.

          "i have issues with people invading my space." she corrected @tofeelthecold with a faked sweet smile. she just did not like sharing elevators if not necessary. with a bing, the doors of the elevator opened and katherine stepped into it.

          "have a nice evening." her fingers wiggled as she waved at him.

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open starter || open to all

"I have no fucking clue what you're talking about," Johnny stated as he looked at the other. "Care to explain and maybe I could give you a better answer."

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i'd love crossovers for my johnny muse. i have such a high muse for him and he could so easily fit into tvdu and other shows that involve the supernatural element.

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plot/verse ideas i have for johnny:

during a break from recording and touring he begins to try and find out what really happened when The Relentless became big and he ends up finding out that it was real. that the supernatural realm isn't just made up and wasn't just made up as lore around the band.

obviously vampire!johnny for obvious reasons.

while the band is in new orleans, recording with levi svengali, he ends up stumbling upon the supernatrual part of the city and it draws him into a different part of the world he thought he'd freed himself from.

general rockstar plot

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"I can understand that," Johnny admitted as he looked at her with a smile. He watched as she finished setting up, fiddling with the cap on the bottle of water he had. "Why don't we start with a cover, so we can get our sound down before we write something?" he suggested. He would much rather get their sound down and then work on a new song with her.

Alona thanked him for the bottle and the offer to help "I appreciate the offer-- but I've been doing this for so long if I don't finish setting it up on my own I feel off the rest of the day." It was odd, but at this point she had been doing it for so long she was already finished, she offered a smile before she sat down and got settled. "That's what I was thinking, any suggestions on where we should start or song ideas?"

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"Thanks," he muttered as he took a cigarette and put it in his mouth before lighting it. He hated this, hated that there was never time for anything else but there was little he could do about it. "We can try negotiating," he offered. It wasn't fair to anyone but least of all to her and those who didn't want to do the festival.

“Whatever you say,” Liv sighed, not at all believing a thing Johnny said. There was always another thing. A small festival, their new album, a new tour; they never had time to take a break. She noticed his desperate patting and quickly produced her own pack, wordlessly offering it to him.

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"I'm up for tweaking it. We can always do a run thru with how it is and then see what we want to change," he suggested. Johnny was open to all of it and he wasn't going to close the doors on anything. "Sure," he chuckled and sang for her. It was good to know how their voices would mesh and make sure they were both comfortable. Right now he was going to focus on what they were doing, anything else could be sorted out later.

"Sounds good to me, are we wanting to keep the early 2000's rock vives or tweak it a little?" Alona spoke as she rearranged her list and pulled up the sheet music she would need for it. getting that set up on her side table, she toyed with the octaves, humming to make sure she was in her range. "Sing for me?" She requested, moving to the lower end of her keyboard. She wanted to make sure she didn't go too high for him, that could kill ones voice. She would worry about the media later, not knowing that what his label was about to pull would far outweigh any scandal that might be brought up.

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"Why don't we start with Broken and work our way through them? Gives us more to play with and release together," Johnny offered. He was sure it would work out for the best and if he was being honest he was excited about this. Doing something different and finding a sounds with her. "Yeah, I can see that working for any of them. The more they talk about music the less he thought about the media and how they would affect her.

"I thought a cover of Shallows might be a good option, give it a more edgy sound or we could do Broken by Seether and Amy Lee, be a little more on brand. There is also an arrangement I've been playing with for Lovely or Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish. I think we can work any of them to fit your sound and your bands vibes, maybe give it a haunting vibe?" Alona offered as she showed him the list on her laptop. She didn't worry too much about what the media thought about her working with him, she was just excited to be making new music.

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Johnny was actually kind of excited about this. To work with someone and do a collaboration. Though he did worry about what the press would say about her and them working together. It was a worry but he'd been trying to avoid them and social media as much as he could and just focus on working on new music so they could get an album out. "What were you thinking?" he asked, curious and honestly open because he knew this was important for them both.

"Sounds like a plan, I have a couple in mind after listening to your album I think would showcase both our vocals as well as your band's sound" Alona finally finished her set up and sat down, pulling up the list she had saved on her laptop to show him. "I'm also open to suggestions if you have any in mind, I think they want a couple of demos before they finalize our collab" from what her manager said anyways, she was excited to work with him even if he did come off a bit dickish a moment ago.

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"I'd tell you I don't believe in all of this but..." Johnny shrugged as he listened to the other talk. He hadn't, not really but then the shit with the Mr. Capricorn happened and everything after that. He wasn't sure what to think but he needed some answers and the guise of researching a song was good enough for him. This way he wouldn't have to make things awkward with Vic or anyone.

"Thanks," he said. He was about to walk away when he had a thought. "You don't happen to have anything on people who claimed to have sold their soul to him for fame or whatever do you?"

"You are talking to a Jewish librarian and archivist - I'd tell you to ask a priest, but with all the different flavors of Jesus, they'd each probably tell you a different story." He muttered, half to himself. He pulled a promising book off of a shelf and gave it a scan.

"The name itself is light bringer, and hails back to when Venus first becomes visible as a planet in our night sky. In Roman mythology, Lucifer is Venus - the planet, not the goddess.

"Once you get to the bible though, it tends to be rooted in a taunt from a king. How the oppressor comes to an end. These books might suit your fancy. Oh... and this one."

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"I'm...not really sure which of those will fit," Johnny admitted as he looked at the now familiar young man. "I'm really just looking to see if a certain event is actually referenced or if I've lost my mind and am making it up," he admitted. "I don't really believe in the bible but sometimes it comes up in the music. Plus apparently it's a 'homework assignment' from my producer."

"What sort of biblical shit?" Bex asked. He nodded across the desk, eager for any way he could help. "We have got opinion pieces, pieces that think they're factual but can't be classified that way, we've got historically accurate shit, analysis. I've got an aisle that's just 'bible' and then I've got history over in the other corner."