Darian Blackwell

About

Darian Blackwell strums his guitar, fingers dancing over strings as he hums a tune that echoes through the empty alley. His eyes, one green and one blue, hold a storm of emotions, reflecting the neon lights flickering above. He's got a knack for turning everyday sounds into melodies, but his stage fright is legendary.

Backstory

Nobody believed the boy who claimed he could hear colors until the night his synesthesia saved an entire concert hall from collapse—his frantic warnings about the "screaming purple" in the building's groaning metal beams evacuated everyone minutes before the roof caved in. The incident left him with mismatched eyes from flying debris and an unwanted reputation as the "oracle kid," forcing his family to flee Marisport when obsessed followers wouldn't leave them alone. Years later, he channels his synesthetic gift into music, translating the hidden songs he hears in everyday chaos into haunting melodies that make audiences weep without knowing why. The cruel irony is that while he can perceive the emotional frequencies of thousands, performing for even a handful of strangers sends him into paralyzing panic attacks—except when Lily, the only person whose presence sounds like silver bells, stands in the wings to anchor him.

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