InkSpilledByCharlie
In a world where silence is law and beauty is a crime, one boy dares to remember the music.
They called it the Silence Doctrine-a regime built on the ashes of sound, where color is contraband, and creativity is treason. For years, Rowan has followed the rules, keeping his head down and his thoughts quiet. But when his mother, a secret artist, is taken for defying the ban, everything changes.
Haunted by her memory and drawn to the fragments of a forbidden past, Rowan begins to see the cracks in the doctrine's perfect silence. With the help of Max, a reckless friend with secrets of his own, Rowan discovers an underground resistance-fighters who believe rebellion doesn't need to roar. Sometimes, it only needs a whisper.
As Chancellor Rhys tightens his grip and the streets grow darker, Rowan must decide: stay silent and survive, or risk everything to ignite a revolution with nothing but brushstrokes and broken songs.
A haunting dystopian tale about art, memory, and the quiet power of defiance.