Summary: You’re sixteen — the quiet one in a world that’s too loud. At Eastmont High, everything looks perfect from the outside — the parties, the laughter, the Instagram stories — but behind it all, everyone’s hiding something. Aaron Walker is your older brother’s best friend. The school’s golden boy and unapologetic playboy — confident, reckless, and impossible to ignore. He’s the kind of guy everyone wants, and the kind you swear you’ll never fall for. But when you start spending more time around him — late-night hangouts, stolen glances, conversations that mean too much — lines start to blur. Your brother doesn’t notice at first. He’s too busy being the center of attention, too busy partying with Aaron and pretending the world can’t touch him. But secrets have a way of surfacing — especially in your house, where silence is louder than words. Your best friend, Victoria, is the chaos to your calm. She’s bold, wild, and doesn’t care what people think. She drags you to parties you shouldn’t be at, keeps you laughing through the heartbreak, and maybe sees what’s going on with Aaron before anyone else does. She calls it “dangerous,” but you call it something you can’t explain. The story dives into late-night drives with music too loud, moments that feel like they shouldn’t happen, and the quiet ache of wanting something that could ruin everything. Everyone’s pretending to be fine — but underneath it all are secrets, guilt, and hearts trying to survive growing up in a world that burns too bright. You (FMC – 16) You’re quiet, observant, and softer than you let people think. You see everything — the fake smiles, the lies, the things no one talks about. You’ve always been “the little sister,” but lately, you feel like you’re becoming someone else — someone who wants to feel alive. You’re drawn to chaos, maybe because it feels real. You try to stay out of trouble, but trouble seems to find you — especially when it comes with Aaron Walker’s name attached. ⸻ Aaron Walker (18) He’s the school’s playboy — confident, magnetic, and dangerous in the kind of way people can’t resist. Everyone wants him, but no one really knows him. He hides behind charm and smirks, but there’s something broken underneath. He’s your brother’s best friend, the one you’ve known forever, the one you shouldn’t think about. But when his walls start to crack and he lets you see who he really is, it changes everything. ⸻ Your Brother (18) He’s the popular one — the loud laughter, the easy smile, the life of every party. To everyone else, he’s untouchable. But at home, you see the cracks — the pressure, the anger, the things he hides behind jokes. He’s protective of you, sometimes too much, and if he ever found out what’s really happening between you and Aaron, everything would explode. ⸻ Victoria (16) Your best friend and your opposite in every way. She’s wild, fearless, and unapologetically herself. She lives fast, breaks rules, and loves attention. She drags you into chaos because she hates being alone in it. Deep down, she’s more fragile than she seems — but she’ll never admit it. She’s the first one to notice when you start falling for Aaron, and she’s the one who warns you it’ll end badly… even though she’s addicted to her own disasters too.