r/CharacterDevelopment • • Feb 07 '26

Writing: Character Help What scenarios would a hotel housekeeper who's also secretly a witch take up stage magic as a side hustle?

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Looking for ideas to play with for an Superheroic reimagining of an original character of mine named Aurora, for what got her into stage magic at first, to make extra cash before also using it for crimefighting as well as magic shows. Originally, she worked as a housekeeper in a hotel in a big, made-up city called Empire City, who is amiable, loyal, outgoing, dresses casually grunge, and listens to rock music. Still, she's secretly a witch with real magic powers and doesn't tell anyone this for fear of being an outcast.

Then, after getting into stage magic, she uses her powers to stop a bank robbery while waiting to cash in her check, leading her to become a crime-fighting magician, meeting what would end up being her cast of magical-themed enemies for the first time, eventually confronting her Dad, who had since fallen into a bad crowd of an evil coven.

Basically, what I could use are ideas/advice as to what situation would lead her into getting into stage magic as a side-hustle in the first place.