They say she's lucky. A survivor. The voice of the apocalypse. Thea sings through towns like a ghost-her music healing others while her body hides fresh bruises. No one knows what happens when the crowd fades and the stage goes silent. No one knows what she goes home to. Her parents are perfect. Kind. Charismatic. Jackson loves them. Maria used to be best friends with Thea's mom. They were "good people." Role models. But no one asks how Thea got those scars. Or why she never eats. Or why she flinches when her dad speaks. When Thea collapses during a patrol shift, the truth starts bleeding out. Ellie Williams doesn't enter the picture until later. Sharp. Suspicious. Pissed off. She doesn't believe in idols. And she definitely doesn't trust a girl who smiles like she's not breaking inside. But secrets rot, and silence is louder than song. 🎸 Painful slow burn. 💔 Family trauma, emotional abuse. 🩸 Gore, survival, and heartbreak. 😡 You will scream "WHY DID SHE DO THAT" at least once. Just wanted to say I do not own any of these characters besides Thea and her parents