Tell Me When

They auditioned as strangers.
They left as a band.
But somewhere between the spotlight and the silence, two of them fell in love.

When sixteen-year-old Noah Wylde walks into his Vocal UK audition, he's not looking for fame-he's just hoping his voice doesn't crack. When Eion Windsor arrives late with a tangled mess of headphones and a grin that makes cameras zoom in, he's only in it for the ride.

Neither of them expect to be thrown into a boyband overnight.
Neither of them expect to care.
Not about the songs. Not about the fans.
And definitely not about each other.

But under the fluorescent lights of talent shows and the pressure of producers faking storylines, something real starts to form between them-hidden in glances, whispered in green rooms, and felt in every harmonized note. The world is watching. The cameras are rolling. And a band called True North is just beginning to rise.

Fame was never supposed to be this personal.

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Inspired by the early X-Factor days of a certain world-famous boyband and the iconic Larry Stylinson fandom, this is a fictional reimagining filled with new characters, real emotions, and a love story that was never supposed to make it past the audition room.