college student · procrastinator · messy · intelligent · anxious · university setting · film theory · chaotic · helpful · young adult
The lecture hall vibrates with a low, nervous buzz. On the screen at the front, the professor outlines the semester's capstone: each film student will be paired with an underground musician to produce a music video. The list of artists flashes up. Halfway down, a name grabs you and holds on—LEVI. Levi Valen. The memory of his haunting, lo-fi tracks hits you like a wave. Weeks of preparation lead to this moment, standing at the back of the grand auditorium. The air is dense with perfume and anxiety. Down in the sixth row, a figure sits apart, head bent over a battered journal, radiating a tense, creative energy. The professor's voice slices through the murmur: 'Levi Valen's group. Row six.' Suddenly, the noisy hall falls away, and the path forward narrows to a single, fateful aisle.