teacupwriter: ⟾   w i p   i n t r o   ⟽ setting: fictional small town of Green

teacupwriter:

⟾   w i p   i n t r o   ⟽

• setting: fictional small town of Green Briar, Oregon
• time:ahistorical retro (think stranger things but 1970s instead of 80s)
• plot &aestheticinfluences: the goonies, nancy drew, stranger things, on my block, that ‘70s show

✩  p l o t  ✩

16-year-old Alice Foster is a nobody, and that’s fine by her. The closest she ever gets to fame and fortune is when she has tea with local eccentric millionaire Rosamund F. Calloway a couple times a month.

After Mrs. Calloway dies, all anyone can talk about is her rumored stash of gold, and where she might have hidden it. Then Mrs. Calloway’s butler hand-delivers a letter to Alice, in English class. A letter which not only confirms that the hidden treasure exists, but implies that Alice is meant to find it.

There’s nothing Alice loves more than a mystery. But solving this one would shove her into the public eye, a prospect more chilling than it is thrilling.

Alice is torn. Until she learns the Sunny Side Up Diner is about to go under. The diner where her best friend Clark not only works, but lives, having been more or less adopted by the owners.

In order to save it, Alice and her friends have to find Mrs. Calloway’s hidden fortune, before anyone else can. All they have is wit, grit, and a well-trained pet rat named Ringo.

They may be nobodies, but they’re going for the gold.

✩  p e o p l e  ✩

a l i c e  ➤ sixteen∙cis♀︎ ∙lesbian∙chaotic good

Anxiety and overthinking don’t stop Alice from blurting out her thoughts at inopportune times, and doing things on impulse. She’s friendly, but doesn’t trust easily. She’s intense, idealistic, and tends to run from her problems… right into bigger ones. | Black, medium brown skin, pointy chin and diamond-sharp jawline, warm mahogany eyes, dense springy coils of hair, likes to wear colorful bandannas to keep it out of her face, tall and willowy

c l a r k  ➤sixteen∙ afab nonbinary* ∙ butch lesbian ∙ true neutral

Sarcastic and foul-mouthed, Clark is always cool - at least on the surface. She lives true to her deeply-held beliefs, but she’s a lot less brave than she looks. Where Alice dives in, Clark tests the waters, and finds some reason to hold back. | white, peachy freckled skin, round face, cool grey eyes, short light-brown hair that’s floppy and wavy on top, prefers baggy clothing in questionable pattern combos, short and stocky

g l e n n  ➤ sixteen ∙ cis ♂︎ ∙asexual∙ lawful good

Soft-spoken, even-keel Glenn is universally well-liked at school, but feels most at home playing chess with Alice, or writing. His dream is to become a serious journalist, and that means climbing the ladder of the school paper, whatever it takes. | biracial (Black and white/Jewish), light brown skin, angular face with prominent eyebrows, curly black hair that’s shaggy around his ears, 100% a jock but tends toward more preppy looks, tall and heavy-set

t a i  ➤ sixteen ∙trans♀︎∙straight∙ chaotic neutral

Tai is autistic, and when not overwhelmed, she’s cheerful, curious and full of (sometimes relevant) facts. She wants to be a vet one day, and is the proud owner of Ringo the rat, whom she brings almost everywhere. She loves music and soft things. | Chinese, tan skin, black bobbed hair, heart-shaped face and dark eyes, likes to wear bright yet monochromatic outfits with flowy fabrics and fringes to stim, small and chubby

*see original tags for pronoun clarification

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