Vampire Starstruck AU thoughts and ideas:
This is all very loose and definitely could change or be adapted.
Tom is a vampire. Maybe centuries old. Maybe he was an actor in like the 40s-50s. Claims that was his grandfather or something when asked. Maybe he just kinda does that every few decades and then fakes his death and chills for a bit to avoid discovery. Could've done theatre over in Europe during the late 1800s. Lots of options.
-Similar to Bram Stoker's Dracula, they can go out in daylight, but their abilities (whatever they may be) are significantly reduced in power. Less direct sunlight does help, but they are most powerful in darkness or at night.
-Abilities based to some degree on Twilight. All vampires tend to have similar abilities overall, but also have a singular ability that is specific to them. Tom could have some kind of empathic ability that he mostly uses just for being a better actor to help him be more in touch with the emotions he's trying to convey. Unsure about that yet.
-Vampires drink blood. They can substitute for animal blood if needed or wanted, but human is best. Eventually they do need to consume human blood regardless or risk going feral with bloodlust. How often they need to feed is dependent on how long they've been a vampire. Older vampires can go longer without any type of blood. Tom probably has some black market hook up for this or maybe he just breaks into a blood bank once in a while. Only hunts occasionally.
-Vampires can have human food and drinks. No drawbacks, but completely unnecessary. Alcohol and drugs do effect them, but only in obscene quantities because they metabolize it faster.
-Humans only become vampires by consuming a vampire's blood.
Colt is still Tom's stunt double.
Meets Ryland through Colt. Could be on set. Could be at a party. Tom becomes obsessed with him immediately. Colt doesn't like this. Says Tom looks at Ryland like "he wants to eat him" or something like that. Ryland shrugs it off.
Tom starts hanging around Ryland more often. At first not because he's romantically interested, but that changes over time. It's some weird predator instinct in him that makes him want to be close. Maybe does an itty bitty teeny tiny amount of stalking. Or maybe a lot of stalking.
Ryland does eventually find out Tom is a vampire. Might be a complete surprise. Maybe he suspected something was off.
-Court is a vampire hunter. Got picked up out of prison for it. If Simon were to also be in this AU he could also be a hunter. Get a love triangle going between Simon, Ryland and Tom. Have Simon be a neighbor or maybe a weekly meet up from a coffee shop encounter. Simon has a big huge crush on him, but keeps him at arms length.
-Whatever organization they work for has put together enough evidence to determine Tom is a vampire, but he's low priority since he doesn't kill people. Court and Simon disagree when they find out he's hanging around Ryland.
-No astrophage AU. Eva and Carl could be involved in the same organization that Court and Simon are in. If no Simon in this, maybe Carl gets assigned to keep tabs on Ryland after the organization finds out Tom is pursuing him and that can turn into a messy love triangle instead.
That's all I got right now.
Ryland "WHY YOU SO OBSESSED WITH ME?" Grace everyone.