*SEQUEL TO 'STAGE LIGHTS'* Hazel Levesque's older brother, Nico, is a Broadway star. And it's thanks to him that she could get just about any audition she wanted - in this case, it's the national tour of Cats the Musical. With Nico already starring in it, she couldn't want much more. With lots of hard work and a bit of luck, the dream comes true - and when she meets a cute (but shy - and a tiny bit awkward) tech named Frank, the show gets even better than she could have ever imagined.

Nico Di Angelo often removes himself from the world. Anything real is scary, anxiety inducing, or annoying. It all comes to a stop though, when he's forced to share an apartment with the bubbly Will Solace. Will spend his day singing upbeat songs, interjecting himself into social settings for pleasure. Their lives couldn't be more different. Will sings and performs on the stage of the bar Belladonna, owned by Reyna and Thalia, in med school to be a doctor, while Nico serves drinks and cleans tables at the same place, also in med school to become a forensic pathologist. But can the Fates, a shared apartment, a few songs, and a little bit of harassment twine these opposites' lives together indefinitely? Oh, it absolutely can. ✩ ☼ ✩ ☼ ✩ ☼ ALL CHARACTERS OWNED BY RICK RIORDAN THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN COMPLETELY BY ME THE COVER IMAGE ISN'T MINE (sadly) BUT I DID THE TEXT AND SHIT started: 29/9/2024 finished: / /