Parallel Lines

Ethan Brawnes was the ideal teenage boy in everyone's eyes. Heck, you could even say he had it all: the insane looks, the talent, the popularity, and the mystery.

Some people wanted to be him; others simply wanted to be in his orbit. He was the kind of boy who could walk into a room without saying a word and still somehow become the person everyone noticed. He was admired by plenty and understood by almost no one.

To everyone else, Ethan had it all figured out. He rarely complained, rarely let people see what was going on in his head, and seemed perfectly content keeping everyone at a distance. But Ethan wasn't quite as simple as he seemed.

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