Dust After the Spotlight

Caitlin Quizon has always been a quiet admirer of Ivan Ferrer-the lead singer of the band that once ruled their high school halls. Dear Autumn was right at the edge of making it, one step away from finally being seen... and then Ivan walked away. One casting call, one shiny opportunity, and he chose the spotlight without looking back. The band fell apart. Dreams collapsed. And he rose alone.

She kept liking him anyway. From afar. From the sidelines. From the kind of distance that hurts because it never really closes. And now, the reality stings deeper than ever: he exists in a universe of fame and light, and she's nowhere near it. He's a star people chase; she's just the dust that settles when the world stops caring.