339 Results in the "Dreams of Stardom" category
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DOS Ch-209 & 210
Krissy stuck her head out of the line and immediately paled. It was too long.“We’re fucked,” Zoe moaned, echoing Krissy’s sentiment. “We’re in this only because of you, Krissy.”“Hey! I resent that!”“You should,” Zoe shot back. “I don’t ask for much, but when I call you near midnight and tell you to do something the next day, you do it. I mean, you go on vacation and ask your best friend to book an early Troy Armitage album, and she sleeps through the entire day.”Krissy sighed.…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-243
(Flashback) “Go on,” Robert Mueller said, leaning forward with a glint of curiosity in his eyes. “I’m suddenly very curious about your foundation.” So I talked. I explained all the ways our charity had helped tens of thousands of lives across the globe, from building shelters to rescuing minors from abusive environments. “The saddest part of all this is that so many people need saving from monsters—and most of the time, those monsters are people they know. A relative. A neighbor. A…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-27
“Take a deep breath, calm yourself, and step out with a smile,” Dad suggested as our car was standing right before the red carpet. I followed his advice and took a few deep breaths to calm down my thumping heart somewhat (it didn’t work) and stepped out of the car to innumerable flashes surrounding me.I was gobsmacked for a moment but my father's advice quickly came to mind and I was quick to fix a smile permanently for the duration of the red carpet at the very least. Soon I was joined by my Mum and…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-59
The word of mouth for was extremely strong. Not to mention, Troy’s Golden Globe win and the subsequent interviews put him in a lot of positive limelight. People loved him. Despite being a small-budget R-rated British indie film, it received a very strong opening because of the involvement of a movie giant like Universal.The film had already grossed $52m in the UK by the time Troy won his Golden Globe, which was a marketing point used by Universal to attract American audiences. Combined with Troy’s…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-91
“Thank you so much for the lift, Stephen,” I said gratefully to Chbosky, who drove Tobias and me back home when Roger was unreachable for quite some time.“Think nothing of it,” he smiled at me genially. “It is a bitch to get a cab in LA unless you’ve booked in advance. Take care, yeah?”“I will. Thanks again,” I got up from the window to let him pull away from the driveway.“Roger is very irresponsible,” Tobias complained loudly as we stood together at the spot. “Who does that? He’s…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-123
Benji Cooper felt more than pumped to see Troy’s new film. While he had been in contact with Troy, it was difficult to talk to him regularly because they were in different time zones. It didn’t help that Troy was super busy most of the time and could hardly spare more than a few minutes to chat. Seeing Troy’s first non-Harry Potter movie in four years was an event Benji couldn’t miss.It had been difficult for him to get the tickets, but he eventually succeeded. Reading comments on the internet,…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-156
Rihanna felt so tired after all the touring she had been doing recently. No one had told her how exhausting the life of a pop star could be, especially when you had to rely on these tours to sustain the lifestyle. She wasn’t by any means poor, but the amount she had to spend on clothes, makeup, jewelry, fitness, and beauty treatments was entirely too much.It didn’t help that the six-album contract Jay-Z made her sign was just shy of being labeled predatory, with her getting only barebones as compared…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-188
SereneDreamer: What the fuck!?!?!?!? Troy and Rihanna broke up???? How could this happen?FireStarter12: Have you been sleeping for the last few weeks, @SereneDreamer? That’s old news. We already discussed it here.LunaBliss: Yeah, that was a happy day for me—knowing that Troy is single again. Sure, he’d never go for me, but a girl can hope.SereneDreamer: 😭 But I loved Troy and Rihanna together! At first, I didn’t, but ever since I saw them together at his concert… sniff... And now I just…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-223 Interlude
AN: I have changed the ending of Ch-222 as per reader suggestions. It is after Troy meets Carla. I'm adding it here on top of this chapter as well, so you won't have to go back and read 222 again.Also, you might want to check out Ch-62 before reading this if you don't remember the history of Carla Armitage because I have taken a scene from there.Previously on Dreams of Stardom“Troy!” a woman in her mid-forties called out.The moment I saw her face, I froze. A sharp pain flared in my head, growing worse…- 961.0 K • Ongoing
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