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Violinist Courtney.

𝙾𝚛 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛: 𝙸 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝.

This isn't my first Orchestra!Courtney post, but I figured I'd go deeper into it.

Base context- I see a lot of reunion/endgame fics where Courtney becomes a lawyer, but I really REALLY want to see more where she's an orchestra nerd since I think it's a really unexplored part of her character.

First of all, she's definitely not just restricted to violin- (she's totally a first, by the way. Just look at her.) She probably plays piano and viola too. Piano since I personally know a lot of overachiever violin kids who also play violin, and viola as aside from the clef, the instrument is similar to violin in regards to its playing style- it's not uncommon for violins to learn viola fairly easily.

A small rant, by the way: I always see people complain about Courtney's reaction to her violin breaking being a bratty/overreaction response and I get so ticked off at them! First of all, violins- especially well taken care of ones like Courtney's- are incredibly expensive, at least $3,000. Courtney DEFINITELY bought hers and didn't rent it because TDI is filmed during the summer. Even if it WAS rented, she had to be playing it consistently enough to justify renting it after the school year is over.

Anyways;

I want to see a Courtney who's passion is music, because we can clearly see that it's something she ENJOYS from both her attachment to her violin and also her singing in Action and World Tour.

I want to see a Courtney who wants to play in an orchestra, but due to influences from her parents, sees it as something better off as a hobby despite her obvious talent.

I want to see a Courtney who yearns to play, who absentmindedly practices fingerings on a pencil during classes, who shoves her passion down for society's perception of a 'real job'- a lawyer.

I want to see a Courtney who looks at Trent and scoffs on the outside, but envies him so much for being able to be so open.

I want to see a Courtney who swears Trent to secrecy and practices duets with him on the guitar. They sneak out during the gap between Trent being eliminated and Courtney joining Action into the filming lot's practice rooms and play. Sometimes they improvise, other times Courtney draws up sheet music, other times they just practice their own things together.

I want to see a Courtney who swears Duncan to secrecy and tells him about how she doesn't want to be a lawyer, that winning Total Drama would mean a jumpstart regarding her breaking away from her parents and their expectations.

That she hoped her Talent Show performance might be watched by a talented classical musician, or even better, scouts of some sorts that would be willing to help her.

I want to see a Duncan that supports her, albeit in that brash way that he has. Who realizes that she deep down is a rebel- just in a quieter way.

I want to see a Duncan that attends her performances and concerts when her parents don't deem it important enough since it's just another extracurricular for the college applications.

I want to see a Duncan that insists that all he'll do is watch but shows up with flowers and cheers the loudest when she steps out on the stage as her High School Orchestra's concertmaster, sat right in the front row where he can see Courtney.

I want to see a Duncan who doesn't understand what Courtney means when she rambles on about bowings and dynamics and complains when a particularly annoying shift happens in a piece but listens anyways.

Just,, Orchestra Courtney.