Unsteady Gold

Everybody in Dallas knows the name Maddox Buchanan.

Golden boy.
Champion swimmer.
Soccer star.
Baseball prodigy.
Straight-A student.

The kid who somehow does everything perfectly.

Born into one of the wealthiest families in Texas, Maddox lives in a waterfront mansion, drives expensive cars, and has a future most people would kill for. With recruiters watching his every move, a beautiful girlfriend who's loved him since childhood, and a family proud of everything he achieves, his life looks untouchable from the outside.

But perfection comes with a price.

Behind the medals, headlines, and polished smiles, Maddox is exhausted. The pressure to stay on top is crushing him slowly - and when a serious shoulder injury threatens the sports he's built his entire identity around, everything begins to crack.

Only a few people notice the truth:
his older brother Kyle Buchanan,
his girlfriend Kennedy Knight,
and the friends who know the version of Maddox nobody else gets to see.

Because the scariest part about being the golden boy?

Everyone notices when you start falling.