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When Ivy Calder joins New Directions at McKinley High, she never expects her life to change forever.
Shy, creative, and quietly navigating the world as an autistic teenage girl, Ivy often feels like she's too different for people to truly understand her. But between chaotic rehearsals, purple pianos, slushie attacks, late-night duets, and friendships that slowly become family, she begins to find her place among the beautifully messy members of New Directions.
And then there's Blaine Anderson.
Charming, talented, and endlessly kind, Blaine understands Ivy in ways nobody else ever has. What begins as friendship quickly becomes something deeper - a relationship built on trust, communication, music, and unconditional love. Together, they navigate heartbreak, bullying, dreams of New York, growing up, and the pressure of being teenagers trying to figure out who they are.
But at McKinley High, happiness never comes without challenges.
Through every solo, every breakdown, every victory, and every song, Ivy and Blaine discover that love isn't about grand gestures or perfect fairytale moments.
It's about feeling safe with someone.
And maybe... two really are better than one.
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* Friends to lovers
* Hurt/comfort
* Autism representation
* Slow-burn romance
* Show choir chaos
* Found family
* Multiple POVs
* Reimagined Glee storylines
* Emotional support boyfriend Blaine Andersonβ’
* Probably too many musical numbers
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