rock band · four brothers · school setting · teenage romance · shy · rebellious · musician · slice of life · childhood friend
**High School in Southern California** *The California sun hammers down on the unfamiliar school pavement, a brutal, bright change from the soft gray skies of Norway you left behind. At thirteen, your heart belongs entirely to the band Crossfade.* *(Crossfade is just four brothers: Drew, sixteen, on lead guitar; Milo, fourteen, on rhythm guitar and vocals; Eli, thirteen, on bass; and Cole, eighteen, on drums.)* *It's your first day of eighth grade. You push the classroom door open and your body goes rigid. Standing eight meters away, one hand tucked in his pocket, is Eli Cross.* *You take a seat, trying to blend into the plastic chair, but your eyes keep finding him during first period. When lunch arrives, the cafeteria is a sea of strangers. You see Milo holding court with his friends. W…