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The Space Between Notes

Status: Complete Content rating: Teen
   (2 reviews)
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Genres: General Fiction, Romance,
Sub-genres: Drama, Rich Boy, Slow Burn Romance, Character Study, Campus / School Life, Identity / Self-Discovery

About this story

Leo Rossi—a talented, selectively mute cello student at the prestigious St. Jude’s Conservatoire—is paired for the annual Showcase with Julian Thorne, the golden-boy pianist. As a quiet romance blossoms, Julian feels torn between his growing feelings for Leo and his father's suffocating expectations.

Copyright © 2026 E K Stokes; All Rights Reserved.
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  • 10/29/2026 (Updated: 10/29/2026)
  • 1 Chapters
  • 12,992 Words
  • 462 Views
  • 15 Comments

Story Recommendations (6 members)

  • Great Pacing 6
  • Great Characters 5
  • Character Growth 5
  • Dialog / Banter 4
  • Plot Twists 2
  • Beautiful Writing 5
  • Immersive World 3
  • Satisfying Ending 6
  • Fresh / Original 2
  • Counldn't Put It Down 1
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Emotional Impact 5
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Romantic Chemistry 2
  • Smoldering Chemistry 1
  • Love 5

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Doha

Doha 23,201

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

The Space between the Notes is a marvellous story of two young men, musicians, who find that the music they write together draws one into reality and the other out of silence. Simply beautiful writing. 

Response from the author:

Your review eloquently sums up the story. I appreciate you taking the time to add it. Comments and reviews are so very useful as well as in a way being a sort of payment in kind for my writing. Thank you.

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Bill W

Bill W 65,561

· Edited by Bill W

  

This short story in an endearing masterpiece where two boys, complete opposites, are drawn together by chance when they are assigned to become musical partners for the Conservatory's premiere  performance.  Their preparation for The Showcase starts out with a bit of tension, as Julian, a young man from a wealthy and influential family, attempts to take control of the partnership.  Unwilling to accept what Julian is trying to do, Leo, a scholarship student who is mute, pushes back.  He will not allow his inability to speak serve as his tacit approval for what Julian is attempting to do.   

There are a myriad of social, psychological, and emotional pressures that come into play and intertwine with what the two are trying to accomplish, so we're left to wonder which of those forces will win out.  This is an emotional rollercoaster of constant postering to see how the scene will turn out.  Whether it will be Julian, Leo, or a combination of the two that takes control, but it never let my eyes wander from the screen even momentarily and kept me fully engaged with guessing how it will end.  I give this intriguing and deeply moving tale my highest recommendation and urged everyone to read it.   

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