Mike Shinoda is an ordinary boy with extraordinary talent. He's a great musician and has a bright future in the artistic field. He and his friends, Phoenix, Brad, Rob, and Joe, decide to create a band and hope to make it big. They plan to have their first gig at Brad's final senior party of the year but their plans never surface. Mike gets carried away at the party, drinking out his sober mind and decides to show off at karaoke. Later on in the night, he disappears. Chester Bennington is known as the weird boy at school with a destructive path. He suffers through numerous hardships and is failing all of his classes. He couldn't care less. With no luxuries, friends, or barely the reminisces of a family, Chester's life is falling apart. Except, he can't see how bright of a future he truly has. He has strong vocals and a passion for singing but doesn't believe he can actually make it. With no self esteem, he won't try. How will these boys cross paths?

Chester Bennington was an ordinary person, with an ordinary life. Until one day, when he was eighteen. Everything changed in a blink of an eye, and he was left with a choice. Turn his back, or take on a whole new weight? Mike Shinoda was unlucky. He had his whole life washed away. And he wished he went with the tides.

When Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington meet through a mutual friend, sparks fly between the nineteen year old piano teacher and twenty year old film producer. As their relationship heats up, a life of deception and manipulation unfolds in which Mike is unprepared to morally cope with his boyfriend's desensitization to the world around them. Bennoda. AU. (A collaboration between lpfan503 and Penelope_Ink)

All rights reserved. I only own the characters I created. No copyright intended. Includes members from Slipknot, Korn, System Of A Down, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne, Rage Against the Machine, and Godsmack.

Every thing that happens here is not real and it won't happen. :) Warning: story could contain mature content. Or better, it does.

"As Frances watched Emily walk away, she felted the edges of her world shift again, like a map being redrawn."

Chester has his heart broken by someone he thought was perfect for him. On the eve of his breakup, he receives word of a band in California that wishes to hear more from him, and is ultimately accepted into the band with little to no hesitation. He didn't think his heartbreaker would eventually come back, especially while he was getting cozy with a fellow band member. Emotions come crashing back into him as does the waves in the ocean that lies behind his ex's eyes. (Love triangle)

Chester and Mike are the perfect couple, they've got a happy family and they both have a dream job. Until Mike keeps finding weird notes. Is it just a prank? Or something far more dangerous. Warning: violence, Blood, Strong language, Drugs and Alcohol. Disclaimer: I do not own Linkin Park or their music. Started: 11 October 2018 Finished: 20 January 2019