Beauty Is Her Name

It's the summer before senior year, and Syre is on track for everything he's ever worked for-good grades, college dreams, and a steady job at the local record shop. But even with his future lined up, something's always felt...incomplete.

Enter Jooie Brown-the quiet, nerdy girl with rectangular like glasses and a heart Syre has admired from afar since freshman year. She's smart, soft-spoken, and always lost in a book or grooving quietly to music in the vinyl aisle. He sees her everywhere: in class, at the roller rink where she works part-time, and most often, flipping through records at his job. But in all that time, she's never really seen him.

Until one clumsy accident in June changes everything.

When Jooie stumbles into a row of vinyl records and Syre rushes to her aid, their eyes finally meet-and for the first time, she really sees him. That single moment kicks off a summer neither of them expected-a season of late-night drives, shared playlists, shy smiles, and first love blooming under the hazy glow of city lights.