MxM Looking for Tops/Switches for All Kinds of Plots! Some Dark!

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MxM Looking for Tops/Switches for All Kinds of Plots! Some Dark!

altheras

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First a little about me and what I like!

I am looking for dominant partners primarily!

I can also switch for the more romantic plots.

I do M/M Only!

My Kinks are Vast and Varied and My NOs are Few!
I absolutely do not do character death.

I have TONS of plots below, way more than most people. (Check my latest comments for most recent plots!)
Also, if you just want to jump right into talking rather than reading them all, feel free to just PM me!
I also have some generic pairings for easy starters.

I'm a flexible role player who matches my partner's style and length.
I prefer to write in third person, past tense.



Generic Pairings


Slave/Master
Butler/Servant/Noble or Rich Man
Recruit/High Ranking Officer
Inmate/Inmate
Inmate/Guard
Son/Father
Brother/Brother
Dragon/Knight
Dragon/Dragon
Butler/Butler or other Servant like Stable boy or Chef
Squire/Knight
Demon/Demon
Angel/Demon
Angel/Angel
Demon/Human
Student/Teacher or Trainer
Band Member/Roadie
Younger Adult/Older Adult
Elf/Worgen {{Worgen=Werewolf}}
Worgen/Worgen
Elf/Elf
Elf/Tauren {{Tauren=Minotaur}}
Elf/Human
Elf/Dranei {{Dranei=.....google it}}
Human/Worgen
Elf/Troll
Elf/Centaur
Elf/Orc
Sith/Jedi
Sith Master/Sith Apprentice
Singer
/Band Member
Singer/Manager
Vampire/Vampire Hunter
Witch/Witch Hunter

[size=18pt]The Plots![/size]
Plots will be sorted by type.
I may do multiple versions of my plot ideas.

If you would like to do one of these plots, but don't want to use a certain part of my idea, just poke me about it anyway. I am very open to negotiation! I like to adapt my idea to what my partner is looking for in the story too and work out a good compromise between us.



Horror Plots
Plots with elements that are dark and extreme.
Plot #H-1: Trying to Change
You will play the former serial killer.

A serial killer who sexually assaults and tortures his victims to death is trying to turn over a new leaf. He is trying to change and funnel his sadism into simply being a dom in a rather extreme sub/dom relationship. He believes there is someone out there for him, and he's finally found them. My character.

Plot #H-2: Your Biggest Fan
You will play The fan.

A crazed fan kidnaps a celebrity,and takes them to a completely secluded location, like an island surrounded by frigid waters or a large house way out in the middle of nowhere. At first he might even be kept in a basement or a room with no windows.

Plot #H-3: Beautiful in Red
You will play the stranger.

A stranger comes to my character's house under clouded circumstances. Perhaps it's the middle of the night and his car is broken down, or perhaps he is a visiting distant relative that no one in the house really seems to know. A total stranger who ends up having to stay for a few days. My character begins to fall for him, and the stranger is instantly interested, perhaps he had even been stalking him before he came to his house. Very early in the tale the stranger begins to pursue my character. He leads the innocent down a dark path filled with violent nights of passion and blood. Knife play will feature heavily in this story.


Just Realism
Current Craving!
These plots are set in the real world under normal conditions, with humans for the main characters.
If you want to use fantasy, sci-fi, or futuristic settings for these, I can work with that.
Plot #R-1: Private Entertainment
You will play The wealthy government official

My character is a famous singer/songwriter on tour in a foreign country. After a concert one night, a bunch of strange men come to escort him out. They tell him it's a dinner and that his presence is requested by someone very powerful in the country. This powerful man could be a high ranking government official, a very wealthy man with a lot of power, or even the dictator of the country himself. My character is told that any attempts to resist this dinner will be met with force, so he complies, hoping it will be just that, a meal with a very powerful man who is used to getting his way. The man turns out to be a fan who likes what he sees, and wants to keep him.

Plot #R-2: I Made You!
You will play the band manager.

My character is the front man for a band or a solo act. He started out working out of his garage and wasn't really getting noticed until your character came along and agreed to be his manager. Your character got his music and his image out there and is ultimately responsible for making him famous. Another manager comes along and tries to steal my character away with promises of even bigger fame and better money. Your character has a crush on mine though and is feeling jealous and possessive. What will the manager do to keep his biggest star? Will he use guilt, force, or love to keep him by his side? Maybe all three!


Plot #R-3: My Guide to Fame
You will play the older star.

My character will be a younger guy and the singer for a band who has just recently started to hit it big. He's bi, but has mostly only been with girls up until now. Your character is an older guy in a band that is much more famous and has been around a long time. His music has always been an inspiration to my character, and he is somewhat in awe of him. Their bands end up touring together for a rock festival, so they start to see a lot of each other. Your character uses the fact that mine looks up to him to dominate and persuade him to do things, maybe even being the one that gets him started on alcohol/drugs. I'm looking for an abusive relationship with this one, romance tinged with acts of violence and manipulation.


Plot #R-4: I Like it in the Closet!
You Will Play the non-closeted character.

My character will be a celebrity. He is very deep in the closet and tries really hard to just pretend to be straight in public. However, behind the scenes he is 100% gay. He's afraid to come out because he's scared of what his fans will think, especially his female fans. He also doesn't want to deal with the media circus that he knows just admitting to who he really is will cause. Your character is his boyfriend, a little bit dominant and possessive, he wants him to come out, and furthermore he wants him to tell the world that he's taken. Meanwhile my character steadfastly refuses, despite being the more submissive partner in the relationship. This leads to more than a few fights, with your character losing his temper and getting way too rough, doing things like hitting him in the face so that he has to hide inside for a few days, or cover up bruises with makeup. He always forgives your character though, because he's the only person who really knows who he is or who will give him what he really wants. I'm also willing to do an inverse of this idea where the one who is in the closet is the partner that gets violent when the other urges them to come out. In this case our roles would be reversed.


Plot #R-5: I Was Just Drunk!
You will play the sober guy.

A couple of guys are at a party one night, and one of them, my character, gets really really drunk. He gets too drunk to say no. Your character, who has always had a crush on him, gets him into a back bedroom and takes advantage of how drunk he is. My character will be so drunk that he either has lost all inhibitions entirely, or has completely lost the ability to fight it and is too intoxicated to care. When he sobers up, he resists continued advances from your character, which upsets him. So, he keeps finding excuses to get drunk with him again, and maybe my character has a bit of a drinking problem, so he takes advantage of him often. Then, my character later decides to clean up his act and doesn't want to get drunk anymore, but your character is hopelessly addicted to being with him now, and maybe even in love with him, so he refuses to give up. He pursues him relentlessly and starts getting violent in order to get what he wants.


Plot #R-6: You're Mine Now
You will play The pimp and/or a client.

My character is a young man who has been kicked out of his parent's house at 18 or 19 when he was just about to start college. He was likely kicked out for coming out to them, and his parents did not take it well. He is now homeless on the streets, and he meets a guy who is nice to him. This guy takes him home and gives him food and a roof over his head. Things seem pretty normal at first, but then he starts inviting people over to fuck the boy for money, restraining or beating him if he dares to say no. The story could continue to progress from here with the pimp or one of his clients eventually becoming possessive/in love with the prostitute. The pimp could either decide to quit sharing him, or a client could buy him outright.

Plot #R-7: The Bully
You will play The bully

This plot would be about a high school or college bully and another boy he abuses. I would like for this one to start out with your character just generally being a bully who picks on a lot of people, but over time becomes more and more obsessed with my character, choosing to direct the majority of his bullying at him. Later on it turns sexual, either because the bully realizes his obsession is because he's sexually attracted to the other boy, or because it's a further step of the bullying involving rape. Rape is about power. I could see this either eventually turning into an abusive relationship ,with some romance despite the abuse, between the two boys, or a more violent situation where the bully forces the weaker boy to live with him and basically be treated like a slave. They would be 18+

Plot #R-8: I've Always Loved You
You will play the popular guy.

Two boys go to high school together for years. Your character would be an athlete and all around gifted student who has always been the head of his class and mister popular. He's never really paid much attention to my character, a boy who always sits in the back and never seems to talk to anyone. Truthfully, this boy has always admired his fellow student, but never been able to approach him with his fondness for fear that the popular guy would turn him down or worse. Graduation day finally comes, and my character still feels like your character is the only one for him. After the graduation ceremony, he finally approaches the popular boy and tells him how much he loves him, how he's always watched him and wanted to be with him. Your character freaks out and throws a punch, his anger causing him to get carried away, shouting at the other boy and even beating him for coming onto him like that when he's not gay. In truth your character knows he has a strong fondness for other men, and he has been fighting it for a long time, trying to deny it because he can't accept it. After this, how it continues is up to you. I could see him losing all self control and taking the other boy by force, or possibly feeling bad about hitting him and trying to be nice to him and help take care of his wounds after, or both. It might be fun to play this one violent at first but later leading to a relationship with real love and passion, though it could still be dysfunctional and violent at times.


Plot #R-9: Sex Traffic? Slow Down!
You will play the kidnapper, owner, and/or customers.

A feminine guy is kidnapped off the street. This can be set in modern times or in some past era. The kidnapper can drug him or just whack him on the head. They can be a stranger or maybe even, for a twist, someone he knows really well. The kidnapper sells him to a human trafficker, and he finds himself on the other side of the world, far away from home, and now owned by a stranger like an animal. He can either be their new private toy, or they can be a pimp who deals in trafficked foreign prostitutes. The country he ends up in is up to you, and I am open to many options for the country he is from. I think it would be fun to play him as Japanese and he ends up in America, Germany, or Russia maybe. It would also be a fun angle to play him as American and he ends up in Germany, Russia, or Japan. Other countries are options too! I would also not mind doing this in a Sci-fi or Fantasy setting.


Plot #R-10: Friends?
You will play The customer

A lonely boy works in some kind of shop or convenient store where he's usually the only employee there for his shifts. He's a bit of a geek and doesn't have a lot of friends, he also knows that he's gay, but he's in the closet about it. He's afraid of losing the few friends that he has, and upsetting his family. One day, a guy comes in to shop, and hangs around and talks to him for a long time. He's nice, and kind of flirty. He comes back the next day too, and the day after that. Over time, they start to become friends, and my character doesn't really realize that the guy is after more than just friendship. The guy invites him to his house one night and makes his move.

Plot #R-11: I Don't Owe You Nothin'!
You will play A mobster or the mob boss.

My character is a guy who grew up in the inner city. He has been involved with crime of one kind or another ever since he was young. His gang steals some things on the mafia's turf. The crime family in control of the area doesn't take kindly to this, and they move in to exterminate his gang. He's unarmed when the raid happens, he's not exactly the type to kill anyone, just a petty thief, maybe with substance abuse problems. He hides under/behind something while all of his friends he grew up with are being shot around him. When the dust settles, the mobsters find him alive. He's cute, and they think they could get some use out of him, so instead of executing him, they take him alive, either for themselves or back to their boss.

Plot #R-12: You Will Serve Some Purpose

This can be reality or a fantasy setting. My character is the gay son of a rich man or nobleman. Set in more modern times his father could be some kind of wealthy diplomat or an aristocrat seeking to form political ties. My character is not an only child, with at least a couple of older brothers who are straight and able to carry on the family name through direct inheritance. The father, wants to use his gay son for some purpose, so he trades him off to someone he wants to gain ties with, or perhaps just for a large sum of money. Who your character is will be entirely up to you.


Plot #R-13: My Dark Desires
You will play the mean guy.

Your character is a mean person with a bad reputation among his ex-lovers for being a sadist and a total jerk. My character will be someone who admires him from afar, often fantasizing about being with him in spite of, or perhaps because of, his bad reputation. One day, your character will catch mine watching him, maybe he has noticed him before, and he finally gets tired of it and decides to take matters into his own hands. What follows is a dark tale of abuse, passion, and drama, with my character willing to do anything to please yours, no matter how cruel he gets.


Plot #R-14: The Proposition
You will play The client.

My character will be attractive, slender, and inviting. Your character is attracted to mine, but never felt like he should approach him for whatever reason. One night your character overhears that my character is having serious money troubles and he's in deep water. He will offer to pay him for things. It could start out mild with things like just taking off his clothes, and continue to progress from there until he's asking for much darker things. My character, needing the money, will not refuse.


Plot #R-15: Hazing Gone Wrong
You will play the upper classman

This plot is pretty simple. Your character is the main guy tasked with hazing the new pledges to a fraternity. My character is a freshman who is pledging. Your character is a true sadist, not the typical frat boy type. He enjoys torturing the pledges in much more cruel ways than usual. Unfortunately for my boy, he is the only pledge this year due to your fraternity getting a bad reputation. The sadist ends up finding him very attractive and decides to do a lot more than just haze him.

Plot #R-16: The Basement
You will play the friend.

My character has known your character all of his life. They have gone to school together since they were very young. They are close friends and they have a lot of interests in common. They spend a lot of time together, including sleepovers. When they graduate high school, they drift apart for a little while, just a couple of years, but they keep in touch by phone or social media. My character comes to visit yours, to stay for a few days and catch up. It turns out though, that your character is hiding a dark secret, a basement where he keeps his BDSM equipment, and he's already decided my character will be his next partner.

Plot #R-17: After The War

Our characters go to war together. They fall in love, but can't really explore it because of their situation. My character gets injured early and sent home. They lose touch, and my character moves on. Your character returns when the war is finally over to hunt him down, angry that he moved on without him.

Plot #R-18: At The End of The World

There's an apocalyptic event and our characters are two of the last remaining survivors. They have to pull together to survive and maybe find other survivors to rebuild society, and they fall in love along the way. Alternately, it could be a local catastrophe rather than global and they just have to survive until help arrives and then try to go back to their normal lives, together.

Plot #R-19: You're beautiful.

Character A likes to cross dress for public events. He could be transgendered or just enjoys the clothing. Character B thinks he's beautiful and starts flirting with him. Character A thinks that he will be upset if he finds out the truth, but it comes out anyway and Character B already knew, and doesn't mind.

Plot #R-20: Am I Pretty?

My character is a drag queen who puts on shows at a local night club. Your character is a guy who has always thought himself straight, he starts hitting on my character whenever they're walking home from work, having no idea of the truth.


Plot #R-21: Get In Shape

My character is a soft boy, an artist, a little overweight, has never done much exercise in his life. Your character is a gym rat who takes an interest in him.


Plot #R-22: Starving Artist

My character is a struggling artist. He's gone to art school and really wants to make a career out of his work, but it's proving hard for him to break into the business. Your character, an older man, is in a position to make all of his dreams come true... for a price.


Future Plots
These are plots set in a possible future with some sci-fi elements but not necessarily fully sci-fi.
They may be set in the very near possible future, or in an alternate current reality.
Plot #F-1: The Hunted
You will play The Hunter

In a dystopian future an evil government has taken control of what's left of humanity, the people of America have all gathered together in one great super city, the surrounding environment is hostile and arid. There is some civilization lingering on the outskirts of the city, but the people are miserable. The government controls them with an iron fist and a group of renegades are fighting for freedom. The government has sent Hunters into the wastes to eradicate the renegades. The Hunters have full reign to do whatever they want to their captives. They can bring them in alive or dead, no amount of torture is penalized. My character is a renegade leader, your character is sent to track him down and bring him in. After a lengthy pursuit, The Hunter catches his prey, having developed an obsession with him, he is not willing to kill him, or let him go, but he's fully prepared to make him wish he was dead, determined to make him regret his choice to fight and accept his new position as prisoner.

Coprorate America!
This is a possible future that I've come up with. It is a completely original world based loosely on some other ideas I've seen.

It's 2036 and an evil corporation has taken over the American government entirely. It started with buying off politicians and finally the president himself. The people lost all freedom and rights, and most of them are now mere possessions of this corporation known and StarCorp. StarCorp has rounded up all citizens to live in giant Arcologies. The leash of StarCorp is tight and while these arcologies have all the basic amenities to life, the citizens are not allowed to leave, and they are all assigned a task in order to earn food for themselves and any children they may have. The children are put to work as soon as they are capable and the elderly are forced to work as well. There is no retirement and the workdays are long and harsh. Anyone who fails permanently to be able to continue to work is dragged out of the building by armed guards, never to be heard from again. Security in the arcologies is tight and the armed guards have complete power to do whatever they want to any citizen who steps out of line. Each arcology also has its own corporate government in place in order to keep the populace in line and stage public punishments of those who try to escape or misbehave.

Plot #CA-1: Corporate Drones
You will play a guard or high ranking corporate official.

My character is a young man working in one of the arcologies. He is a hard worker who tries very hard not to step out of line now, though he was a little bit wild as a teen. His past bad behavior has gotten him on the bad side of the guards, and one in particular frequently takes him away for 'discipline' because he is secretly attracted to him and a little bit of a sadist. Alternately, this character could be a corporate official within the building. Eventually your character is no longer content with just brief sessions, and removes my character from the general population entirely to live in his personal chambers.


Plot #CA-2: For Freedom!
You will play a member or leader of the brotherhood.

My character has decided that the corporate slave life is just not acceptable. There is an underground resistance group forming, and he joins up, wanting to make a difference for the enslaved people. When he goes to an assigned meeting spot, the 'brotherhood' assigns him some very... interesting tasks as an initiation, and ultimately takes him prisoner. It can either turn out that the resistance group is just a bunch of perverts, using the potential rebellion of their people to lure in victims for forced prostitution, or maybe they turn out to be an actual arm of the corporation with the intent to subdue any likely dissidents through force, torture, and manipulation.



Fantasy
These plots have some elements of fantasy, or fantasy races.
These ideas can be adapted to be made more or less realism based depending on your tastes.
Plot #F-1: Inheritance?
You will play the one who inherits the slave.

A slave of an immortal race is inherited by a young man from their relative who died finally of old age. The slave being immortal is forever-young and cannot die of old age. He could die from injuries though. The slave, my character, will be reluctant to become the property of a new master, but they were left to this family member in the will. The family member could be inheriting the slave from a distant relative or a close relative. It could come as a total shock or could be something they were expecting, even looking forward to. I would prefer the slave to be an elf, or possibly a vampire, or even a type of furry that could for whatever reason be immortal. In the case of an elf they may not be immortal, but live several thousand years instead of the relatively short lifespans of humans. Their previous master was a human, or a member of some other mortal race, but could also have been an immortal who died prematurely. The death of the master can also be an accident or otherwise.


Plot #F-2: An Elven Slave
You will play the master.

My character would be an elf, taken against his will and enslaved by your character. I would prefer your character be a human, centaur, orc, another race of elf, or virtually anything you can come up with. A dragon could be a very interesting option here as well. The primary reason for enslavement would be a racial difference/prejudice. It could be during a time of war, or even a kidnapping during a time of peace, or perhaps my elf's race is somehow ruled over by your race and they are taken away from their families at whim of the ruling race.

Plot #F-3: Burn the Witch!

My character is a witch, your character is a witch hunter who wants to destroy all witches. He captures my character and takes him back to his home, but somewhere along the way, he loses his resolve to kill him, and something else happens instead.


Warcraft Plots
These plots are set in the World of Warcraft.
Plot #WoW-1: A Far Superior Elf
You will play The Nightborne

My character is a blood elf of the Horde. Your character is a Nightborne who views himself as far superior to the small pale elves he has come to join. He will seek to dominate my character and put him in his place as an inferior race. There is a lot of wiggle room on this plot idea. Alternately this could be done cross faction with you playing a Night Elf male.


Plot #WoW-2: To the Victor
You will play The Alliance Soldier

A fierce battle wages between the Alliance and Horde, My character, a blood elf, meets yours in combat. You can be whatever race you choose. My character will lose the fight, and it will be up to yours to decide what to do with him after... Alternately, this could be played with a blood elf opposite another Horde character of any race. I love fights that end in sex.


Vampires
These plots involve vampires. There is only one at the moment, but more will be added.
Plot#V-1: Bonded
You will play The vampire

In this world vampires will be creatures who bond with one mate for eternity, choosing to spend all of their time with this one person feeding from them and forming an unbreakable blood bond. This bond will make the human immortal, but not make them a vampire, bound to them to be their personal snack forever. Their immortality is fragile however, and they can be killed by many normal means, they simply will not grow older or die of old age and are capable of surviving more blood loss than a normal human. Their blood will replenish more quickly and injuries heal more quickly as well. Unfortunately, many humans cannot handle their situation and eventually kill themselves, while still others end up being killed by their vampire masters out of anger or being drained completely dry. Your character will be a vampire that has recently lost their toy and is on the hunt for a new one. It is likely that in this world vampires will be an accepted part of society, though that isn't necessary if you prefer the classic lurk in the shadows feel.

Plot#V-2: Sun Allergy!
You will play The vampire hunter

My character is dead. He is fairly aware of that, however, he refuses to believe that vampires are real, or that he is one. He simply mixes animal blood in with his food to continue is 'life' as normal, and he believes that he simply has an iron deficiency and an allergy to the sun, conditions that developed due to his untimely death. He believes that some miracle has allowed him to go on living, and has thus far never bitten anyone. Your character is a vampire hunter who realizes that this one is different, and decides to capture him rather than killing him.



Sci-Fi Plots
Science Fiction ideas.
Plot #SF-1: Probed! M/M N/C EX BDSM
You will play the alien.

A young man is abducted by aliens and taken into their ship to be experimented on. The aliens are perverts though, and not only do they experiment on him, they also test ways that they can penetrate and mate with him. The anatomy of the alien race is up to you. He can either be returned to Earth once they are done with him, or he can be perhaps taken home to their planet.



Dragon Age
Plot ideas set in the world of the Dragon Age games. I'm open to any ideas you may have set in this world.
Thus far I have only played Origins.
Plot #DA-1: As You Wish, Master.
You will play the human.

A Dalish elf is captured and forced into servitude to a human. He despises humans and all they stand for. He is a fiery creature who is not used to the idea of bowing to another's will. The struggle to break his will and his spirit will be hard fought and require a tough man indeed.


Plot #DA-2: Anything Goes
You will play the customer.

My character is a city elf who grew up in the slums, his father, the only family he had left, has recently passed away. All he sees around him is sorrow, the broken people of his race, and the reminders of a family lost to poverty. He makes his living doing odd jobs and selling himself to the humans of the city. Eventually one of his customers becomes something much more, an owner. Though slavery is illegal, he submits to the man's demands, thinking that anything is better than staying in the slum.

Plot # DA-3: The Circle's Keeper
You will play The Templar.

My character is an elven mage recently brought to the circle. Your character is a Templar who takes a personal interest in him and uses his position of power to persuade him into a relationship, be it romantic, abusive, or both.


Star Wars: The Old Republic
These plots are set in the ToR MMO, but could also take place at other periods of time within the Star Wars universe.
Plot #ToR-1: A Race of Slaves

For this idea my character would be a male twi'lek who finds himself kidnapped or perhaps even sold by his own family into slavery. Twi'leks as a race are seen as elegant and attractive by the other races of the galaxy, as such they often end up as slaves and cantina dancers. My young twi'lek will be a feminine, slender, and attractive little male who catches the eye of your character. Who or what you play is up to you.


Plot #ToR-2: What is Thy Bidding?
You will play the sith.

For this plot, a powerful Sith Lord defeats a Jedi Master in battle and discovers that he has a young apprentice. There would be a very brief fight between the two, where the Dark Lord's superior strength and skill easily overpower the young jedi. Rather than killing him, the Sith Lord decides to take him as his apprentice, and so begins his training, which starts with fear, passion, and pain.


Incest Plots
These plots involve Incest. If that's not your bag, please avert your gaze.
Plot#I-1: My Brother's Keeper

A younger brother moves in with his older brother after a stint in jail, a divorce, or possibly because his brother lives near the college he's going to. Feelings develop between the two and they embrace their forbidden desires.


If you have plots of your own that you think I may be a good fit for, or you'd like to discuss something from this post, feel free to PM me!
 
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Major renovations, simplified a lot, added about 6 new plots too.
 
New plot idea

Plot #R-21: Get In Shape

My character is a soft boy, an artist, a little overweight, has never done much exercise in his life. Your character is a gym rat who takes an interest in him.
 
If you wouldn't mind playing a switch, I'd be up for the vampire bonded rp.

The character I have in mind is one of my newer ones but he is a bit domineering, both while on top and on bottom, so a switch role would give him a bit more flexibility and room to explore.
 
Hi! I love all of these ideas < 3
I haven't RPed a dom in a while but I think it'd be fun to get back into it!
I'm really into the fantasy ideas you have, especially the elven and vampire ones. Also I'm a crazy Dragon Age fan and I'm so happy to see that you've played haha
 
New plot added!

Plot #R-22: Starving Artist

My character is a struggling artist. He's gone to art school and really wants to make a career out of his work, but it's proving hard for him to break into the business. Your character, an older man, is in a position to make all of his dreams come true... for a price.
 
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