Stories by @shears

Humber Calling

The Humberside scene, as depicted in Get to the Top (of the Pops). Cast accurate as of ~1986.

SWIFT (2024)

The true story of how a sweet girl from a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania grew up to become one of the most popular female singers of the 21st century.

2032: Decency

After 4 long years of prejudice and bigotry at the hands of president J.D. Vance, the Democrats rouse up a list of progressive candidates to combat him in the upcoming 2032 election. Meanwhile, a civil rights movement tips things heavily in the Democrats' favor...

Eye of the Beholder

The struggles and successes of a group of pop musicians in the Humberside area of England during the 1970s.

Progress: America, 1901-1910

The Progressive Era (1896–1917) was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States focused on defeating corruption, monopoly, waste, and inefficiency.

With the Lights Out: Where They Are Now

A group of musicians tried to make a living in 1980s Portland. Here's how they turned out. Based off of WITH THE LIGHTS OUT by RyderWest.

Hear Me Out

A bunch of miscellaneous castings that I personally think could use a "hear me out"...

2024 Primaries

Primaries.

Sound from the Pines

A group of musicians try to make a living in 1980s Portland. Based off of WITH THE LIGHTS OUT by RyderWest.

Get to the Top (of the Pops)

Tragedy and travesty in 1970s and 1980s England, explored through the eyes of the 26 core members of the Humberside music scene. This makes use of the actual faceclaims in the game; birth years don't really matter for this

In the Eye of the Beholder (1980s)

Tragedy and travesty in 1970s and 1980s England, explored through the eyes of the 26 core members of the Humberside music scene. FOR THOSE ADDING CREW: This is basically Daisy Jones and the Six in the 1980s; that should be all you need.

We Didn't Start the Fire, revamped

Billy Joel's hit song We Didn't Start the Fire documents over 100 world events from his youth in 1949 (though the first two events are from 1948) until the year the song was made, 1989. This is an expanded version with at least 1 person assigned to each event (or at least I tried to).

In the Eye of the Beholder

While the Troubles wreak havoc across Britain, a group of ambitious musicians in the Humberside area seek to change the course of British history... no matter the cost.

Terminator: Cyberdyne (2024)

Basically just the plot of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), but continuing on from the events of the modified Terminator: Genisys.

The Terminator (2017)

Basically just The Terminator (1984), but with the cast of Terminator: Genisys.

MACBETH Modernized

In 21st-century Scotland, Eric McBeth is a respected businessman at Dan Synnon Inc., ambitious and eager to climb up the ranks. A chance encounter with three individuals slowly corrupts his mind, corrupting him to succeed... no matter the cost.

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

Over 250 years, the United States has grown from a former set of British colonies to the most powerful state in the entire world. Who else can be credited for this but fate, circumstance, and its leadership?

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

See subtitle.

Casting Madonna's VOGUE

"In the bridge, the song has a spoken rap section, in which Madonna references sixteen "Golden Age" Hollywood stars from the 1920s to the 1950s. In order of mention in the lyrics, they are Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Hepburn, Lana Turner and Bette Davis."

LAYMAN'S UTOPIA - a vision of the 21st century

ADAPTED FROM THE alternatehistory.com SERIES OF THE SAME NAME // Following the rise of political polarization in the United States, a transgender activist is killed. Her murder prompts the rise of a decency-based progressive movement that sweeps the globe, slowly ushering in a utopic age. // Characters with real-life equivalents on MyCast will be listed as themselves.