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y'all. i've stolen my brother in law's hulu account and now i can binge rewatch one tree hill! which means i need me some oth inspired plots and ships! to liven it up a bit and take advantage of the awesome setting, we're also gonna layer in some 'rich kids of instagram' feel. 

these bbs are rising juniors at maidstone prep and (with the exception of the lucas) have more money than they know what to do with because of whatever their families have done, and have known each other since they were smoll. they have been attending the prep school for years, with the exception of the lucas (again) who will be transferring in in the fall on scholarship (and starting practices over the summer!). minus lucas, they have enough money to get into and out of just about anything, and they take advantage of that fact. the three popular kids (carson (the nathan), the brooke, and blaire (the peyton)) have been close for years and flaunt making dumb rich kid decisions and stuff together, while thea (the haley) and the lucas have been separately close for years and are quite a bit more toned down. we aren't planning to stick exact to the oth plot, but would like to keep general personality traits and relationships intact.

carson and the lucas are half brothers, and have always been rivals! their father chose carson and his family, and the lucas grew up in eastleigh with his single mother, who worked hard to make ends meet. the lucas and thea have been bffs for years and have while thea's family places her well into the elite world of maidstone, she’s more comfortable with the lucas, which has only made them closer. blaire and the brooke have a bit of an opposites attract friendship, but a very strong one none the less. they’e been friends since childhood, and can’t imagine that changing any time soon. the lucas has harbored a crush on blaire for years, but has never acted on it. carson and blaire are currently together, and have been in a tumultuous, on-again-off-again relationship for what seems like forever. 

this year, however, everything is going to change. the lucas has always been a talented athlete (basketball) and earned an athletic scholarship to maidstone for the fall term - with the help of a little influence from the rhodes family. the rivalry flares to epic proportions, and the stakes and the drama ramp up. carson will makes it his mission to get close to thea to get at the lucas, but neither count on developing the feels. blaire will finally starts to notice the lucas, and their chemistry is off the charts. what starts with banter leads to ignoring their curiosity about each other, leads to realizing that despite their first impressions, they could be something real. brooke throws her hat in the ring with just about everyone, but eventually starts to grow and mature and find herself, and become and amazing young woman and another confidant for thea.

THE NATHAN SCOTT - carson cole, 16, hayes hrier, played by erin 

big man on campus. arrogant and charismatic. under quite a bit more pressure than he lets on. lucas’ half brother - the prince. currently dating blaire - badly. 

THE LUCAS SCOTT - first last, 16, open fc 

talented underdog. introverted good guy who sometimes gets carried away. has a lot to prove. Lives with his single mother in a modest eastleigh apartment above the cafe she owns. met thea through the cafe  when they were kids and clicked - besties. arson’s half brother - the pauper. crushing on blaire hard. 

THE HALEY JAMES - thea rhodes, 16, kaia gerber, played by kay 

girl next door type. intelligent and clear headed. much more likely to let her emotions get away from her than she lets on. platonic soulmates with lucas, avoids the rest of them. willing to give people more chances than the deserve. 

THE PEYTON SAWYER ‐ blaire last, 16, brec bassinger, reserved for ash 

tortured artist disguised as an it girl. looking for more than this shallow life. definitely damaged. Currently dating carson - badly. best friends with brooke. will start noticing the lucas soon enough. the first to be friendly to thea.

THE BROOKE DAVIS - first last, 16, open face 

astrological sign: aquarius

what song defines your life: grillz by nelly feat. paul wall, ali & gipp. don't think I've heard it 😅

few of your favorite things: my two animals, watching tv shows, days off, reading, learning go make vegan dishes, sweet tea, trivia, my trivia friends, and... writing.

most muse bringing tropes: big families, enemies turned to lovers, best friends, uhhh idk all of them??

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astrological sign: scorpihoee, aries moon, taurus rising

what song defines your life: moneymaker by ludacris ft pharrell

few of your favorite things: plants, puppies, drag race, astrology, reading, history, twin peaks, taco bell, butter croissants, yoga, the new strokes album, my bookmark collection, mellow jazz, coffee time, cartoons, the library

most muse bringing tropes: sensitive bad boys, long lost siblings, love triangles, best friends growing up together, good people getting mixed up in bad things, tense group dynamics

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Astrological sign : Capricorn

What song defines your life: smooth by Santana ft. Rob Thomas. Love. This. Effin'. Song.

Few of your favorite things: dancing, Halloween, sushi, the beach, the mcu, Ben Barnes!!, horror movies, chocolate, theme parks, Italian ice, sunsets/sunrises

Most muse bringing tropes: friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, adopted fams - all the things!

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like we mentioned earlier, we love having a site playlist that really brings the vibe we hope to achieve. this is wonderful to listen to while writing, spending too much time in photoshop, or slaving away at some coding, we promise - we tested it!! devised by the amazing vibe-expert her self, abe crafted together these amazing bops. tune in and slip into a golden haze.

graphic inspired by xukei

jonathan zavino is a little bit of a mess. a thirty-eight year old single dad to twins, who are twenty-ish, meaning yes, jay made some mistakes in high school okay he thought he knew how to put on a condom correctly don’t @ him, he basically hasn’t had a personal life since his kids were born. sure, he managed to make it through college and now works at his family’s eastleigh funeral home as a funeral director -- gotta keep the zavino tradition alive -- and yeah, he talked to and maybe even kissed a few people in that time. but did he really date? no. did he really bother to 100% come out to his family after he figured out he was more into guys and then was only hanging out with them during his occasional adult free time? not so much. but they know, right? yeah, they know. probably. and like are his kids now technically adults with their own lives and are kind of sick of jay babying them constantly and wanting to hang out every day and know what’s up in their lives. yes, okay? yes, they are.

mess.

you wouldn’t know it upon first meeting him, though. he’s got a great poker face, is always polite if a little standoffish -- it comes from being a part of people’s hardest moments his entire life. he’s precise about how he does things, how his house is organized, about his daily schedule. it gives him an illusion of control over his life. it’s internally that he’s screaming every hour of the day.