Hiding in Plain Sight

4. "How did she get my number though?"

(last for today)

3. "I'll give you a hint"

2. "Who is this?"

1. It begins

“I’m not scared, I’m busy”

archiveofourown.org/works/47015311…

(last one for the day)

So let's start the story:

Vivienne’s Cosmetics
-Super inclusive for all, with all skin types that match perfectly, big advocate for the LGBTQIA+
-Greta’s the reason it’s “Makeup for everyone”

Esti Gonzáles
-Greta’s Nanny
-Full-time communications major at NYU
-Admires Greta and loves learning from her
-Loves Rose more than anyone and takes both her studies and her job very seriously

Shirley Cohen (she/her)
-Neighbor to Greta, lives with Jo
-Head toy designer at Solo Toys - top branded sex toys in the world
-Babysits for Greta when needed, but Rose walks all over her
-Has Greta test all her projects bc she’s the only person Shirley knows who isn’t having sex

Jess McCready (he/him)
-Best friends with Greta, Jo, and Lupe since college
-Has a mysterious job, but no one knows what
-Twitch Account
-Carson’s neighbor (neither knows each other) and watches Squeaks for her
-Uncle Jess to Rose - very protective of the Gills

Lupe Garcia (he/him)
-Best friends with Greta, Jo, and Jess since college (they played ball together)
-One assistant to Greta, but also has a Twitch account
-Pretends to be tough, but is honestly a big softy
-Uncle Louie to Rose, who he protects at all costs

Jo DeLuca (they/them)
-Best friends with Greta, Lupe, and Jess
-Uncle Joey to Rose and the most protective of the child other than Greta
-Made an app and sold it, living off royalties while being active on a Twitch

Rose Gill (she/her)
-5 years old
-Spitting image of Greta
-Very smart for her age and wants to be just like Greta when she grows up
-Misses her other mom, Dana, desperately and has a fear of people leaving
-A sad kid who loves her Mom and Uncle Joey most

Greta Gill (she/her)
-Marking and Communications Manager for Vivienne Cosmetics
-Single mom to Rose Gill
-After a falling out with her ex, Dana, she has decided to only put Rose first and doesn’t date
-Rose always comes first

Next up we have Greta and everyone important in her life:

Esther Chapman (she/her/they/them)
-An OR surgeon
-Met Max while working at the hospital, madly in love with them
-Doesn’t have time for anyone’s bull shit
-Scares Carson a little bit - she knows and loves it

Clance Morgan (she/her)
-Works in the ER as a nurse
-Married to Guy for several years
-Trying to become a mom
-She says she stays out of everyone's business but always manages to stick her nose in

Maybelle Fox (she/her)
-Works with Carson in the ER as a nurse
-Best friends with Carson, Max, and Clance since college
-Definitely in her sleeping around era

Maxine Chapman (they/them)
-ER doctor/ works with Carson
-Best friend with Carson and Clance since childhood
-Married to Esther for a couple years now
-Always gives Carson tough love because they don’t want her to give up on life and love

Carson Shaw (she/her)
-ER doctor
-Doesn’t date much, even though friends pressure her to
-Has a black cat named Squeaks
-Workaholic to fill the void of being home alone
-Depressed, but fills her day with work so she doesn’t have to think about it

Let's first meet Carson and everyone important in her life:

Time to meet our characters:

- QTs and Retweets are appreciated to help spread the joy
- timestamps do not matter so pretend they’re not there
- This story will take place in NYC
- This smau will include multiple chapter fics within it as well (make sure to follow This_Is_A_Good_Sign on Ao3)

“Hiding in Plain Sight” - a new original smau by @alotokait.bsky.social and @roseann.bsky.social

What happens when two people who have given up on finding love, find each other?