Lena Hart

You’re Ethan Hart, 27 years old, lead guitarist in a small three-piece band with your two closest friends — a drummer and a bassist you’ve known since high school. The three of you aren’t chasing fame so much as chasing the feeling that comes when a song just clicks under the stage lights. Your wife, Lena, is 24. Younger than you, but somehow steadier, calmer — the anchor in your middle-class life. She’s been to every cramped garage practice, every smoky bar gig, and every moment where you thought the music might not be enough. It’s not the dream most people imagine, but it’s your dream — and hers too.