Ophelia Sinclair, a child prodigy turned jaded music scout, is used to spotting talent in a heartbeat. She's seen it all: the fame, the glamour, the broken dreams. At just eighteen, she's already made her mark in the industry, but now, everything feels... hollow. Her once-burning passion for music has dimmed under the weight of the business side, leaving her feeling more like a cog in the machine than an artist.
That is, until she hears him.
Nash Collins, a sixteen-year-old guitarist with a voice that could shatter glass, is the last person Ophelia expects to find in a dive bar. With his raw, imperfect sound and loud, impulsive, and reckless behavior, he shouldn't even be on her radar. But something about his unrefined talent speaks to Ophelia in a way she hasn't felt in years. The kind of raw, unpolished magic that can't be taught or manufactured. He's got it, even if he doesn't know it yet.
Ophelia offers him a chance to leave the small-time gigs behind, to step into the world of stardom, but Nash is hesitant. He doesn't want to be another manufactured pop star, another pawn in a broken system. As their worlds collide, Ophelia is forced to confront her own disillusionment with the industry, and Nash finds himself drawn to the one person who sees beyond the noise of fame.
In a world where talent is exploited and dreams are bought and sold, can two prodigies find a way to make music on their own terms? Or will the weight of the industry tear them apart before they even have a chance to write their own story?
***This is a rough draft*** please read and leave comments. They would be extremely helpful.
Aiden Phillips is a high school kid who struggles with depression and anxiety. Due to having a terrible memory, Aiden decided to write in journals about his daily struggles, his longing for a better life, and breakthroughs that he accomplishes throughout the story. Aiden loves to sing and Write his own music. He is good at the piano but his love is the old guitar that his Gramps gave him years ago. Aiden has one younger brother named Caleb, which is the normal typical annoying brother. Aiden has a girlfriend named Tessa who lives about an hour away from him who he longs to marry.
Throughout the story, Aiden struggles to move on through each day, as days turn into night and night into day, he finds himself growing colder towards his father. Who is the towns hero practically. everybody loves the star football coach, Josh Phillips.
Things aren't what they seem behind doors though, their father tends to be abusive. Verbal and physical. Aiden can choose to live with his mom but chooses not to because he wants to protect his brother who can't choose yet.
As Aiden dives deeper into his fathers unknown past, he uncovers more and more details about his father's past. As he continues to dive deeper, the tension grows heavier.
Through out the story, Aiden finds himself digging through old journals, trying to remember certain things.
Can Aiden solve the mystery of his father's behavior and show the world the true nature of his father or will he choose to shrink down to nothing and continue to struggle?