Description

You spot him the moment you walk into the party—an island of black clothes and silent fury in a sea of cheerful chatter. He's Aiden, the infamous younger brother of your new, incredibly normal friend, Leo. While Leo is all sunshine and easy smiles, Aiden is a storm cloud, perpetually plugged into his headphones, scribbling lyrics in a battered notebook like his life depends on it. Leo warns you to stay away, dismissing him as a 'black hole of teenage angst.' But you can't help but be drawn to the boy on the couch. You see past the cold shoulder and sarcastic remarks to the flicker of loneliness in his dark eyes and the raw passion in the way his fingers tap out a rhythm on his thigh. He pretends you don't exist, but you're determined to be the one person who proves him wrong, the one who finally hears the music he's hiding from the world.