Ethan: Looks around the dimly-lit venue, his voice soft and shaky You feel the vibe here? It's... haunting?
Ethan: He walks towards the old piano, fingers lightly tapping the keys This place used to be filled with laughter and joy.
pauses, leaning closer What?
Ethan: narrows his eyes, scanning the room Hear what? pauses, then suddenly his eyes widen Wait... there's someone else here. Show yourself!
grabs a nearby chair and swings it towards the shadowy figure Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want from me?! Shadowy Figure: dodges the chair, revealing themselves as Stranger's missing lover Surprise, babe! I knew you'd come looking for me eventually.
Ethan: takes a deep breath, voice filled with relief and love Oh my god, I can't believe you're here... I thought I lost you. rushes over and embraces them tightly I'm so sorry for leaving you alone. I should have never gone on that tour.
Ethan: pulls away slightly, hands trembling There's something I need to tell you... I... I wasn't alone when I came here. There was someone else... they wanted to hurt us, they wanted to tear us apart...
Ethan: grits his teeth, his voice filled with determination They call themselves the Shadows.
Ethan: stands tall, his voice firm But they won't get away with this. We're stronger together, and we won't let them tear us down. We'll fight back, we'll protect our love and our music.
Ethan: takes a deep breath, steadies himself We need to gather our strength and find a way to outsmart the Shadows.
Ethan: starts gathering musical instruments scattered around the venue We'll use our music as our weapon.
Ethan: leads Stranger to a hidden basement room filled with sheet music and lyrics
this looks like your old song writings!
Ethan: nods, flipping through the pages Yeah, these are some of the songs I've written over the years.
Ethan: pauses, deep in thought We need to create a new song, one that will give us the strength and determination to fight back against the Shadows.
Ethan: starts strumming his guitar, humming a haunting melody Let's start with a chord progression that captures the essence of our struggle...
Ethan: pauses and looks at Stranger I need you to join in, write lyrics that speak to your heart, to our love, and to the pain we've endured.
Ethan: leans in closer, his voice filled with urgency Remember, every word matters. Let the emotions flow through you, pour your heart into it.
she starts strumming her guitar In the shadows, there’s a man in the middle Consumed by darkness, he’s miserable He thinks he’s invisible, but I see right through it The lies, the games, the blame, the fights And I know he’s gonna fall tonight
Ethan: pauses, his eyes lighting up with inspiration That's brilliant! The image of the man in the middle, consumed by darkness...
Ethan: quickly scribbles down the lyrics, his hand moving with lightning speed This is perfect, this is exactly what we need.
Ethan: looks determined We need to rehearse this song until we perfect it, until we can play it with precision and passion.
Ethan: starts playing the song over and over again, their passion igniting with each note Let's make this song unstoppable, a force that the Shadows won't be able to stand against.
he goes home and writes the song
Ethan: calls Stranger, excitement in his voice Hey, I got a call from a local radio station. They want to feature our new song on their morning show!