Busking in the subway on Halloween to pay my rent literally changed my life.
I was two seconds from getting evicted when I got fired because some rich prat dined and dashed. I hauled my beat up violin to the subway to play for tips when it all changed. I had no idea that was Doctor Faustus of Blackvale Academy who stopped to listen to me play Danse Macabre because it was Halloween until he handed me his card and offered me a full scholarship with living expenses paid. Blackvale is the grad school to go to if you want a professional career in the arts. It's super competitive to get in and I never tried because I'd never be able to afford the tuition.
Except something isn't right. Some of the students here are already famous. They don't need to be here. Misha Petrovitch, Orion Hart, and Azriel Ivy took the classical world by storm five years ago. Orion composed the music and played the piano, Misha chorogeoaphed solos and danced to it, and Azriel designed sets and painted on stage while Misha and Orion performed. One of those paintings costs more than I'd ever make in my life time. Except they had a very public meltdown on stage about a year ago, canceled a sold out tour, and disappeared. They don't need Blackvale Academy. If they announced another tour tomorrow, it would sell out. They don't like me asking questions either
If that wasn't weird enough, there's Mephistopheles. I don't even know if he's a student or a teacher. Every time I book a practice room, he slips in to watch and refuses to leave..Mephistopheles keeps telling me not to trust anyone here and don't accept anything from anyone, even an invitation for the audition of my dreams.
But isn't that the whole point of being here?
Genre: Paranormal Romance
I was two seconds from getting evicted when I got fired because some rich prat dined and dashed. I hauled my beat up violin to the subway to play for tips when it all changed. I had no idea that was Doctor Faustus of Blackvale Academy who stopped to listen to me play Danse Macabre because it was Halloween until he handed me his card and offered me a full scholarship with living expenses paid. Blackvale is the grad school to go to if you want a professional career in the arts. It's super competitive to get in and I never tried because I'd never be able to afford the tuition.
Except something isn't right. Some of the students here are already famous. They don't need to be here. Misha Petrovitch, Orion Hart, and Azriel Ivy took the classical world by storm five years ago. Orion composed the music and played the piano, Misha chorogeoaphed solos and danced to it, and Azriel designed sets and painted on stage while Misha and Orion performed. One of those paintings costs more than I'd ever make in my life time. Except they had a very public meltdown on stage about a year ago, canceled a sold out tour, and disappeared. They don't need Blackvale Academy. If they announced another tour tomorrow, it would sell out. They don't like me asking questions either
If that wasn't weird enough, there's Mephistopheles. I don't even know if he's a student or a teacher. Every time I book a practice room, he slips in to watch and refuses to leave..Mephistopheles keeps telling me not to trust anyone here and don't accept anything from anyone, even an invitation for the audition of my dreams.
But isn't that the whole point of being here?
Genre: Paranormal Romance