The Orchestra

Selena never let anyone too near. Never let them close enough to possibly hurt her. Her father died when she was young, and after her mother died many years later when she turned thirteen, that was when she broke. She broke and put up walls and shut out her heart from the world. The violin is a beautiful melody spelling a connection to her parents that can never make her feel closer with anything else.

Rhys struggles with his harmful father-in-law, and his mother has succumbed to him herself. He struggles to keep himself and his twin sister safe. The cello is something he confides in, something he uses as an escape, a sonata's notes blending into a distracting rhythm and hum in his ears to let him breathe.

So when Selena climbs her way to concertmaster during the first week of freshman year and Rhys is placed as the first chair cellist, the two get to know each other well, when said as an understatement.

They both heal their wounds and learn together. They learn how to love. And the bond they share becomes more beautiful than what any sound any orchestra could ever create.