Gleaning Mastery AU
It’s rare that Character A gets a break, but that’s exactly where they find themselves after quitting their job. Don’t worry, they had another one lined up, but the project itself wasn’t due to start for another couple months, meaning that Character A had a whole lot of nothing to do.
To fill their time and escape boredom, Character A looks online for free classes in anything and everything, from knitting, to video editing, to baking, to graphic design -- anything they had even a slight amount of interest in, they wanted to absorb as much knowledge as possible. Most of these weren’t live and involved watching pre-recorded lectures, but one of them was hosted on Zoom every Thursday at 3.
Excited to interact with other passionate learners, Character A boots up their laptop and signs in for the class, but scrunches their eyebrows when they reread the pop-up: “Classes will be held at 3:00AM.” Crap, they’d already missed the first one. Bummed out but adamant about participating in this At-Home Apothecary class, they arrive exactly on time the next week, seeing others’ webcams on, cauldrons boiling, ingredients prepared, and...is that a real wand?
TL;DR -- Character A accidentally discovers and signs up for a free online class about at-home apothecaries, but to their surprise, the class involves real magic and this was a REAL potion making class. Can Character A hide their mortal identity until the class ends?
