341 Results in the "Dreams of Stardom" category
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DOS Ch-182
November 2006, San Francisco, CA, USA“Thank you for flying all the way here for this meeting,” Eric Schmidt greeted our group warmly. “Honestly, I was a little surprised to learn that you owned YouTube, Troy. You’ve kept it carefully under wraps until now.”I shrugged casually. “It’s only a secret for two more months. Once I turn 18 in January, it’s bound to come out—or so my lawyers tell me.”“True.” Eric nodded before turning to the three founders beside me. “It’s a pleasure to…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-215
May 2007, New York City, NY, USA“Woah, this is crazy, Benji,” Oliver called out, clearly impressed as he ran a hand along the gleaming side of a silver Aston Martin. “Who would've thought you’d own one before your 20th birthday? And all because you were obsessed with another boy all these years.” He turned to Sophia with a smirk. “Talk about repressed homosexuality.”Sophia laughed, as if Oliver had just delivered a punchline. She leaned into his arm. “You’re too funny, Oliver.”Benji…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-248
“Congratulations on your wins tonight, Troy,” a female reporter called out as soon as I stepped into the press area for post-win interviews. “Thank you,” I replied, offering a calm, gracious smile. She wasted no time in making me regret coming here. “My question to you is this: Isn’t it hypocrisy when you perform so openly with Michael Jackson, who is infamous for sleeping with kids the same age that your charity is trying to save? How is it fair that you accused Epstein of heinous crimes…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-32
“Troy,” Peter, my dance instructor, called out to me when the class was over, “Is by any chance any of your parents here to pick you up?”That question sent a shiver down my spine. After all his full name is Peter Darling. Who in their right mind would continue using such a horrendous family name?“Yes, usually my Mum comes.” I answered with uncertainty, “She must be waiting outside. Is there a problem?”While I didn’t show anything on my face, I was ready to run away and shout at a moment's…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-64
The 73rd Academy Awards were to take place on March 25, 2001. It had been more than a month since the BAFTA had been aired, and the most heated race of the year was the category of Best Actor. Usually, the precursor awards are a good indicator as to who is most likely to win, but the awards till now have been very divisive. The Golden Globes gave out two awards, one to Troy Armitage for Drama, and one to George Clooney for Comedy. The problem here was that George Clooney wasn’t even nominated for the…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-96
In addition to the two main mysteries, there were two more smaller ones thrown into the loop. One was Harry seeing a dead man named Peter Pettigrew moving through the castle using a magical map, while the other was the disappearance of Ron’s pet rat, Scabbers. While most people didn’t think too much of it, Benji knew how important little details could be in films.There was a particular scene that had cheers of joy going around the crowd of viewers, and that was when Hermione punched Draco in the…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-128
May 2005, LondonEvan was excited. It was the last day of filming his very first film. True, he hadn’t directed the film himself as he wanted to, but he’d written the script and directed a few songs for it. For now, that was more than enough. Usually, he didn’t skip classes to go to the set, but today was different. He had gotten permission from his foster parents to witness the final day of filming. With his current plan, he would be eligible to direct his first film in four years, as per the…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-161
After that first award for Best Supporting Actor, the award show went by in a blur. One after another, more awards were being given out to different movies. In the last few weeks before the voting ended, Dad and Warner Bros had scaled up the promotions of and significantly. I personally didn’t think we had any chance in a major category when a masterpiece like was right there, but Warner Bros was adamant. They had just won Best Picture last year for and wanted to repeat that feat this year.Usually,…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-192
"Shawn," I turned to Jay-Z with a serious expression. "You're one lucky bastard to have a girl like her."Beyoncé laughed melodically before pulling me into a hug. "Thank you for that, Troy." Then, looping her arm through mine, she turned to her partner with a teasing smirk. "You should appreciate me more. If you don't, I might just elope with this hunk right here.""Like hell you will," Jay-Z shot back playfully. "You're not running off with some kid.""I'm standing right here," I pointed out. "And for the…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-228
I lounged on a beach chair under the golden sun, sipping chilled coconut water. The clear blue ocean had slow, methodical waves going through it while a soft breeze rustled the palm trees behind us. Beside me lay a girl just as breathtaking as the view, wearing nothing but sunglasses that matched my own state of undress. “I could get used to this,” she murmured, her voice languid and content. “You can come here whenever you want,” I said, stretching my arms behind my head. “I own this…- 965.9 K • Ongoing
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