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Relapse: The Ghosts We Can’t Leave Behind
Relapse follows Drew, a rising musician on the edge of stardom. As he steps into the world of the music industry, a series of life-changing events forces him to confront the cost of his ambition. What begins as a pursuit of success becomes a journey inward — reckoning with buried memories, fractured relationships, and forgotten roots.
Inspired by We Had Our Time’s album covers, this narrative unfolds through vivid locations, symbolic characters, and recurring themes. Each chapter is tied to a project.
The story begins in Steadfast City: a vibrant, culturally rich metropolis known for its artistic and academic legacy.
It all starts with En Amor.
Inspired by We Had Our Time’s album covers, this narrative unfolds through vivid locations, symbolic characters, and recurring themes. Each chapter is tied to a project.
The story begins in Steadfast City: a vibrant, culturally rich metropolis known for its artistic and academic legacy.
It all starts with En Amor.
🌴 West Rose: The Rise and the Rift
After graduating, Drew moves to West Rose — a coastal city of sunlit beaches and an electric music scene. It’s here that his career begins to catch fire. Surrounded by new sounds and endless distractions, Drew’s world quickly fills with acclaim, ambition, and fast-moving relationships.
The Vault • Vault II • Less Is More
But fame isn’t freedom.
As his dedication to music deepens, Drew’s personal life begins to fracture. Romances become fleeting. Creative highs are followed by emotional lows.
Vault III • Petty Tape
The end of a significant relationship pushes Drew into a period of self-reflection — a quiet unraveling beneath the surface of success.
Vault V • Vault V: Act II
After graduating, Drew moves to West Rose — a coastal city of sunlit beaches and an electric music scene. It’s here that his career begins to catch fire. Surrounded by new sounds and endless distractions, Drew’s world quickly fills with acclaim, ambition, and fast-moving relationships.
The Vault • Vault II • Less Is More
But fame isn’t freedom.
As his dedication to music deepens, Drew’s personal life begins to fracture. Romances become fleeting. Creative highs are followed by emotional lows.
Vault III • Petty Tape
The end of a significant relationship pushes Drew into a period of self-reflection — a quiet unraveling beneath the surface of success.
Vault V • Vault V: Act II
🏙️ Return to Steadfast: The Spark of Something New
After chasing success and losing himself along the way, Drew returns home — only to be met with devastation. A fire forces him to confront everything he left behind. It’s in the ashes of that moment that reflection begins, and with it, a quiet readiness for something new.
Vault VI
The breakup still lingers. The pressure still burns. But for the first time in a while, Drew is surrounded by warmth: familiar streets, old friends, and the comfort of the city that raised him.
We Had Our Time
In East Steadfast, he takes a job at a local record store — a small act that brings a deep sense of peace. A dinner with friends soon turns into a spark: the idea of building a music empire from the ground up.
The dream is reborn, this time on his own terms.
Vault IV
After chasing success and losing himself along the way, Drew returns home — only to be met with devastation. A fire forces him to confront everything he left behind. It’s in the ashes of that moment that reflection begins, and with it, a quiet readiness for something new.
Vault VI
The breakup still lingers. The pressure still burns. But for the first time in a while, Drew is surrounded by warmth: familiar streets, old friends, and the comfort of the city that raised him.
We Had Our Time
In East Steadfast, he takes a job at a local record store — a small act that brings a deep sense of peace. A dinner with friends soon turns into a spark: the idea of building a music empire from the ground up.
The dream is reborn, this time on his own terms.
Vault IV