Chapter 32 : When You Die

Wes’ POV

If this was a normal night, I would be going down to New Studio 54. The unofficial second home for me and other legacy kids needing a break from the glitz and glamour of juggernaut parents. To be let out from under the weight of the world watching us. Would we live up to our family, or crash and burn? Was it better to burn out or fade away?

New Studio 54 didn’t ask its clientele any of these questions. Instead, it merely asked if you wanted to relax. It was, in part, an homage to the people that helped create us and the perfect unobtrusive setting to just let your hair down.

IDs weren’t shunned at New Studio 54—where expectations were never met. Instead, New Studio 54 promoted your IDs in a healthier way. They knew kids like us would have vices—generational trauma and other types of issues thanks to life under a microscope—and what better place to explore than there, they asked.