In a town built on polished silence, every thought has a price.
When sixteen-year-old Sophie Morgan transfers to Southington High, all she wants is to blend into the background. But her mind doesn't operate like everyone else's. To Sophie, the world is a radio dialed to the loudest static - tuning into the unspoken fears, secrets, and raw anxieties of everyone around her.
Armed with grounding rituals and an index card of personal rules, Sophie fights to manage her overwhelming gift. But when she crosses paths with Liam Carter, a guarded student-athlete trapped under the coercive grip of a shadowy "Guardian," the static sharpens into dangerous focus.
As coercive wellness programs, staged hallway surveillance, and whispered threats close in, Sophie and her loyal inner circle must make an impossible choice: lock the secret away and stay safe, or raise their voices and expose the truth before someone they love is silenced forever.
"Belonging isn't blending - it's being known"
A gripping tale of autonomy, connection, and courage.