Luke Wright has hit rock bottom. After a drunken fight trying to protect a friend, he must pick up the pieces before losing everyone and everything. What he doesn't expect to pick up along the way is the lost musician he secretly admires.

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They’re not a band yet—just four broken kids trying to turn their noise into something that matters.Luke Wright’s life is stuck on pause. His songs aren’t coming, his friendships are cracked, and he’s burning out fast. The last thing he needs is to be paired for a project with Aidan Keeley, the straight-A overachiever he can’t stand… and the same guy behind the music that keeps him afloat.Then Bri suggests forming a band. What starts as a summer distraction suddenly feels like more: more pressure, more hope, more reasons to stay. But making music together means facing everything they’ve been avoiding—grief, guilt, love, and what happens when the people you care about finally see who you really are.Muted Strings is a heart-heavy, emotionally messy, slow-burn story about friendship, falling in love, and finding your voice—even when it scares you.^{This webcomic is rated 16+ for mature themes, including alcohol and drug use, strong language, abuse, and suicide.}

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Get to know the four friends at the heart of Muted Strings. Each of them has their own story—facing love, loss, and the challenges of growing up—but together, they create something bigger than themselves. Click on a character to learn more about their journey, struggles, and what drives them.

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Lucas "Luke" Wright

Luke Wright is a whirlwind of charm, chaos, and heart. Beneath his humor and bravado lies someone desperate to feel worthy of love and control in a life that often feels like it’s slipping away. Once a promising writer turned self-destructive slacker, Luke hides his pain behind sarcasm and impulsivity. But when he meets Aidan, Luke begins to confront the mess he’s made of himself. As the band Resonance Theory takes shape, Luke must learn that healing isn’t about perfection or performance, it’s about letting himself be seen, flaws and all.Role in Resonance Theory: Singer, Lyricist, PianistHobbies & Interests: song writing & poetry, playing piano, attending concerts, bowling, astronomy / astrology, sci-fi movies & shows, aliens, cryptozoology

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Jae Lin

Jae Lin has made caretaking an art form. Calm under pressure and endlessly dependable, she’s the one everyone turns to when things fall apart. Beneath her composed exterior lies someone terrified of disappointing the people she loves, even if it means neglecting herself. Between the band, her friends, and her complicated feelings for Bri, Jae starts to see that constantly being “the strong one” is wearing her thin.Role in Resonance Theory: BassistHobbies & Interests: playing video games, video game design, goth fashion, tarot, retro technology, makeup, board games, anime and animation, classic slasher horror movies

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Brielle "Bri" Sanchez

Brielle Sanchez lives loud. Every laugh, every flirtation, every beat of the drum is a declaration that she’s here and she matters. A magnetic free spirit with a sharp tongue and a soft heart, Bri’s used to being the life of the party, even when she’s quietly afraid of being left behind. Her confidence masks a deeper need for validation, one she’s learning she doesn’t need to earn. Through friendship, music, and her relationship with Jae, Bri learns that belonging isn’t about being seen by everyone, it’s about being understood by the right people.Role in Resonance Theory: DrummerHobbies & Interests: drumming, baking, clubbing & party-planning, mixology, snowboarding & skateboarding, going for late-night drives, Legos, dancing, roller coasters

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Aidan Keeley

Aidan Keeley is equal parts brilliance and hesitation—a perfectionist who feels everything too deeply and shares almost none of it. With a guitar in hand, their walls start to crack; music is the one place they can tell the truth without saying a word. After years of guilt and self-doubt, Aidan’s learned to keep people at arm’s length, afraid of the damage closeness can cause. But when Luke crashes into their quiet world, Aidan is forced to confront what scares them most: the possibility that vulnerability isn’t weakness, and that love might be another form of courage.Role in Resonance Theory: Singer, Lyricist, GuitaristHobbies & Interests: writing music, comic books, super heroes, slam poetry, making mix-tapes, collecting things (trinkets, mugs, guitar picks), travel

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