My theory is that during the Hamburg era they took up modeling gigs there to strengthen their portfolio and that how they all met. Like just brush shoulders with German elites at the time and networking. Working on his own fashion line Brian eventually comes across said photos back in Liverpool, and asked the boys if be wants to work with his own model agency.
John and Paul start off as rivalry between them the modeling industry is already cutthroat and competitive as it is, and the best model are doing what they can to get any gig they can. They both eventually landing similar gigs and even collating with each other in several shoots. The magazine there realized they had so much potential chemistry so they started working with each other.
George was another model that ended up working with John and Paul, he was a bit on the younger side a bit more inexperience than the other two but bought a more relatable charm with his more unique features as well. Hamburg also had plenty of photographers vying to get the opportunity to boost their portfolio. They already had a photographer they worked with but George eventually ran into Ringo Starr. A man know for his intriguing and experimental photography
Ringo starts off working as a photographer. He made a bit of name for himself working with others in the Hamburg scene, one of his most famous clients being Rory Storm. He eventually gets to work with George while working there. He does a few shoots for him, John and Paul when Pete wasn't available to do so. They form a bit of bond there.
Brian sees their work and hes like you have potential you should come work with us. And they inevitably accept it. Apple Magazine starts to take off in popularity.
The they all agree to do so of course. George Martin the editor in chief of their magazine, eventually asked about photos at first believing Pete took all the photos. They speak up about Ringo doing photography but working for a rival company. Brian brings in Ringo and gives him a chance.
As for Ringo transitioning to do modeling eventually it would be a fun dynamic if we pushed into doing one shoot for fun. With the promise he keeps the photos for himself at first. The whole "I prefer to work behind the camera not in front of it" idea for him. The photos do accidentally get released in the magazine and its too late for people to notice until they find the new magazine released.
Which led him to panic at first, the entire world wasnt meant to see those. And people are just like we know John, Paul and George, but who's he??? I heard he just the photographer that replaced Pete does he model too? These photos are pretty amazing, I think he would work well with group dynamic. I wish we saw more photos of him. And the rest is history.
Shout out to @purgat0rypicnic for inspiring the photographer Ringo idea.
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I don't know guys, but in my opinion, if Izana was given better life and better place, he'll give a very good model fr 💔😭😭, he got the eyes the hair the tone skin everything everything 💔💔
Sigh maybe in another life Jim Kirk would’ve made a nice top model
ACTUALLY SCRATCH THAT. Spock would be a sought after top model his sheer cuntiness, height, slenderness would all make him soo perfect. His ability to make any garment look absolutely amazeballs would lead to great things.
Kirk was told by many of his friends and acquaintances that his sheer charm and ability to serve needed to be brought to the attention of fashion designers unfortunately he was gifted with rocking pecs and a short torso but nonetheless for the fun of it he tried out at a top modeling agency in San Francisco that was known for birthing the biggest models out there. A long shot he thought but worth one.
It was all over the news about a young Vulcan taking modeling by storm being desperately sought out by modeling agency across the galaxy but settled on the one in San Francisco. After all it seemed to be the logical choice seeing the amount of top models came out of it absolutely victorious in conquering every quadrant.
Christopher Pike in this is a modeling agent taking Spock as his top student at this point he wasn’t even a student he was practically an upcoming empire but he noticed the new comer. Short torso.. height.. not too tall.. to any modeling agent they would scoff, what a joke! Not Pike, no. He saw absolute potential in this charming young new face in the business. The absolute gall this boy had intrigued Pike. He saw his interactions with the other models and no other new faces complimented each other better than those two..
This actually did start out as a vaguely normal modern AU but then we all got distracted. Set up with help from @bytebun and @catboydogma.
Single dad Obi-Wan has a pottery studio. (Technically he's parenting his siblings, but he believes he deserves the Respect of a successful single parent.)
Anakin is, as per usual, just. Being incredibly rebellious and uncooperative with Obi-Wan's attempts to be a parent. Anakin, on a rebellious streak (number eighteen of the year) decides to skip out on Obi-mandated college application hours. Yes he wants to be an engineer, but Obi-Wan's pressuring him right now, and he does not want to do what Obi-Wan wants him to do, even if the thing Obi-Wan wants him to do is meant to help Anakin do what he wants to do. Anakin uses his sudden free time to go to the mall and, seeing a pop-up stall for modeling, decides to give it a shot. He's a pretty guy, he can probably do this, right? Can't be that hard!
(You know. He's eighteen. Maybe nineteen. It's that age.)
(Also it is VERY hard.)
Enter Cody, who is not technically, in and of himself famous… but he is the top modeling agent in the country, by virtue of having sourced and negotiated all of Bly's top runway and editorial models, and the guy who is now 'discovering' Anakin Skywalker.
I feel like there's a specific energy to amputee male model Anakin Skywalker and I like it very much.
I was just. Rolling around 'people of similar ages and maturities who have vastly different life experiences, and going 'hm, this is why power/maturity differences are a way bigger issue with teens and early twenties but way less of an issue in middle-aged people.'
Obi-Wan isn't a Big Name With Big Responsibilities, but he has been more or less single-handedly raising his brother and sister. Like yeah his friends and stepsister help out sometimes, but he's been doing this mostly alone since he was twenty-five. He also runs a small business as an artist/creator, and does all the management for it (taxes, advertising, insurance) himself.
Meanwhile, Cody helped out with his own younger siblings, but he was never the primary adult in their lives, and he's got a position that works around communications and networking, and a lot of the management bits get delegated, so it's…. IDK
It's a weird balance that does work out but it feels very odd and strange to both of them at first, especially because there's a Big Difference in financial statuses and the whole 'you are my little brother's new boss, sort of.' I think they initially connect over the parenting-younger-siblings aspect of their lives.
I'm torn between "he does plates and bowls on a wheel" and "he does insane custom fantasy pieces like overly detailed dragons."
Come enjoy this completely normal romcom [take note of the dragons they will be important later]
I do know that, whichever it is, he does classes, including "Wine and wheel" nights where people come in on dates to take a pottery class while tipsy. It's like drunk painting nights.
I want Cody taking Obi-Wan out on the fanciest dates, like the kind of NYC restaurant where an entree is $200. Sometimes dinner turns into "bitching about Anakin" sessions.
Obi-Wan: I cannot help you.
Cody: You raised him.
Obi-Wan: Yes. But you are the one who signed a contract to keep him around. You made this bed. Lie in it.
"I inherited this can of worms. You grabbed it off the shelf, paid in full, and were then surprised that there were worms."
Side note I've decided that the head of his legal department is Padme. She and Rex (IDK what his actual job is?) are in competition to gain Anakin's affections. IDK how legal that is but Padme probably ensured it was fine before she got involved.
Alternately, Rex is a fellow model (he's using it to pay for college) and he can flirt with Anakin as much as he wants (which is usually not that much), and Padme can't.
She wants to! Anakin is flirting with her! But. Legally. She can't. (Yet.)
Padme: Until your position has been secured in such a way that I cannot influence it, I cannot date you.
Anakin: 🥺
And now we get to the part where it is... not just a RomCom.
Because I was... trying VERY hard not to talk about The Last Dragon chronicles (you know, The Fire Within, etc.). And then I did. And now it's part of this AU.
Quiet subplot to the entire romance and Anakin's modeling journey is the fact that Obi-Wan and Ahsoka are just making sapient dragon statues to hand out to their friends.
Obi-Wan: Okay Cody, as a symbol of my affection, here is a statue of a dragon. It's got some props that are related to your passions. It survives on your love.
Cody: Aw, that's cute. Thanks.
Cody, that night: [hears some small scraping noises and weird shuffling]
Cody: [looks up and sees the dragon statue moving]
Cody, whispering: what the fuck
HE THOUGHT HE WAS IN A ROMCOM
WHAT IS THIS
Anakin is not very good at the dragonmaking. He tries, for Rex and Padme, but he's. Not very good at it, at least not compared to his siblings. Ahsoka has to go through it with him, step by step, so the dragons are Worth Giving.
They gotta be perfect.
Obi-Wan definitely makes other things as well but the Dragons are absolutely magical. (Vases and plates and whatnot are easier to sell, though.)
The one he made for Anakin (right after Qui-Gon and Shmi died) has a cyborg arm, because it just felt right. Ten years later, Anakin lost his arm in a freak accident, and everyone was like oh.
I feel like Obi-Wan's dragon might actually have a shield? Because he defines himself in large part around protecting and raising his siblings. His dragon is also less 'dragon' and more 'Boga the varactyl.'
Cody's needs to be something about connection and networking, since his whole thing in this AU is making connections and figuring out how to put people where they need to be. I'm partial to a spiderweb hanging from the end of the statue's raised tail, and also he's got a tie on.
Padme's comes with a fountain pen. Rex's has jaig eyes and feathered wings. Unrelated, I do think he's studying to be a social worker.
I'm not entirely sure what I want Ahsoka's role to be, insofar as what about her is reflected in the statue. I think I'm going to say she's a skater girl, so her dragon has a board and knee/elbow pads? Or possibly a paintbrush. IDK. Still poking her open.
A giant eastern dragon statue that watches over the house from a central location as a vestige of Great-Grandpa Yoda. It is in fact bigger than Yoda himself. It's one of those incredibly long and complicatedly coiled ones.
I think I really enjoy Anakin being just. Really bad at clay stuff compared to Obi-Wan and Ahsoka. Ahsoka is happily being primed to take over the family business one day.
What Anakin does eventually turn out to be incredibly, terrifyingly good at is steampunk dragon automatons.
Like this but it's real and it moves:
(Source)
And you assume it's just like. A windup toy? And it is... when you're looking. If you look away (or it trusts you), it moves on its own. When Anakin's dragons move, everyone just assumes there's a battery or something.
Anakin's just really excited that he can continue the family tradition but like in his own way. Fuck knows he can't really do anything on his siblings' level with clay, but he can do clockwork.
It's the GG fan in me popping out, nothing is cooler than steampunk automata with minds of their own.
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