please don't ask if i can sing

chang huaien

如果 if

忍一时风平浪静 forebearance can bring calm in a storm

那么 then

常怀恩 Chang Huaien

以 柔 克 刚

[to overcome hardness with softness]

1. Name

The last remnant that she has from her true family.

2. Family

Living with the Jiangs, she isn't sure that family means at all. Not when they could treat one of their own so. It could just as easily - no, more easily - have been her suffering in isolation.

3. Magic

Perhaps one of the only times that she truly feels free is when she can practice her magic. And yet, even then, she's shackled by expectations and how she can't progress far.

4. Love

What is love? Huaien really has no idea. Since who she weds has always been out of her hands, what's the point of thinking too much on this?

5. Life

haven bergum // 18 // actress?? dancer?? singer??

Having her older sisters be shot into fame gave the youngest Bergum a lot of opportunities in life. Not only was her family able to send her to an arts school, there were also many other doors that were open to her thanks to the twins’ connections. That said, Haven mostly got tiny side character and guest roles just because she was related to the Bergum twins. 

This girl is very impressionable. Sweet, innocent, and sees the best in everything and everyone. She could easily be called gullible. She’s used to having not enough privacy and paparazzi taking her photo. But definitely should not be involved in the flashing lights of the world of Hollywood. Haven doesn’t actually know what she wants to do with her life. Taking the opportunities that her sisters opened up for her just seemed like a good idea, you know?

Haven can sing and act decently. She’s not winning any awards any time soon, honestly. But it’s her capabilities as a dancer that landed her a role in the upcoming Rotten to the Core movie. 

ROTTEN TO THE CORE // disney’s descendants // to be released in 2020 

Following the success of the Curtain Call movie, Rotten to the Core is trying to use all the same characteristics to create a similar smash hit. With a different premise but the same kind of cheese, except with more cheese. All the fairytale villains that you know and love (to hate) are making way for their children to take the spotlight. Starring mostly new faces or starlets who haven’t yet had a big break, the movie promises to enhance everyone’s childhood stories.

so yeah, this is pretty much just disney’s descendants but with a better plot, i imagine. if someone wants to be the kenny ortega of comingsoon, honestly have at it, you can’t tell me someone like him wouldn’t exist. at this point, filming hasn’t even started yet. auditions are over and the cast has just been announced. i’m thinking that they will all be meeting each other when the site opens up. just fyi, i’m gender-bending some of the characters in general but this isn’t set in stone. please note that most of the cast has to be able to sing/dance passably. i’m on discord @ Celine#1169 if anyone wants to talk!

VKs

- Talon “Tal”: mal // open // 18-23 // played by open - Evander “Ev”: evie // open // 18-23 // played by open - Carlie de Vil: carlos // haven bergum // 18 // played by celine  - Jamilah “Jay”: jay // open // 18-23 // played by open (*must be indian/middle eastern)

AKs

- Belinda “Bel”: ben // open // 18-23 // played by open - Aiden: audrey // open // 18-23 // played by open - Janette: jane // open // 18-23 // played by open - Li Xiaolan: lonnie // open // 18-23 // played by open (*must be chinese) - Dawn: doug // open // 18-23 // played by open

Adults aka Supporting Cast

i’ve got some ideas i want to play out that i’m combining into one (1) character if possible. i’ll be calling her danielle in this post bc i kind of wanna use danielle campbell but it’s not set in stone! please dm me at Celine#1169 if you’re interested or wanna talk about it! ok here we go on this roller-coaster ride. 

1. older full/half-sibling raised by a single mother, danielle and sibling did not have the best life. through a lot of blood, sweat and tears, their mom took over and ran a small bakery where the sibs spent a lot of their childhood. sibling got a big break in their late teens/early 20′s, being quickly shot into stardom and promptly left their family behind (reason for this is up to you). mom is now sick in some way that is forcing sibling to come visit and danielle to have to take over running the bakery, which throws a wrench into her own academic plans. so yeah, they don’t have the greatest relationship. depending on whether you want to be involved in the below idea, sibling can be full or half blood sib to danielle

2. umbrella academy-inspired mess of a fam retired actor turned media mogul james mattingly has recently died, leaving behind his media empire and lots and lots of assets to.... no one. everyone is going crazy trying to figure out where all of that money is going to go. turns out that mattingly got busy in his youth and has an entire brood of illegitimate children that he wanted to keep out of the spotlight. too bad, they’re being thrust into it now. always wanting a family, mattingly stipulated in his will that his children (i’m thinking 4-7 of them) have to live together and act as a functioning family (weekly dinners, celebrating things together) for a year in a huge house in la. the kids are all suddenly getting media attention due to being celeb offspring somehow. PLUS the new ceo of mattingly’s company is trying to get this whole thing turned into a reality tv show (i’m still deciding on this tbh). they can be celebs themselves or not, up to you, go crazy. 

3. significant other due to her sibling’s betrayal, danielle has a perhaps irrational dislike of celebrities. unfortunately, s/o has always been trying to break into stardom. while supportive, danielle would honestly just rather they were more realistic in their goals. they’re very much in love, probably even engaged already, but i’m shoving angst up in this house okay. it would be nice to s/o be involved in a huge upcoming project. this could work as a secret relationship. and if i do end up using danielle campbell, i would love for s/o to be nathaniel buzolic or daniel sharman.