OC | Ever since she was young, Avery Wells knew she was different from other people. While her peers engaged freely in emotional intimacy, laughter and tears came with little thought. But for Avery, such expressions of feeling remained alien, detached observations in a world of subjective experiences she could not truly touch. It was only after a diagnosis of high-functioning sociopathy at age 15 that Avery began to understand, yet clinically grasp the complex mysteries of human emotion still eluded her intrinsic nature. Pouring herself into academic study, she channeled her atypical mind into a respected career as a psychologist. Yet for all her intellectual prowess, Avery knew true connection continued to bare its barrier against her. Her most recent relationship served as another stark reminder. When Michael's beloved grandmother passed, his tears came readily as expected - but for Avery, no well of feeling could be drawn from within no matter how much she willed it. And for Michael, her inability to cry proved the final fracture in his belief they could bridge their emotional gaps. Now alone once more, Avery retreated to her piano in the aftermath of the breakup, long fingers dancing nimbly across the ivory keys. Mozart's sonata flowed as a study in emotional cadence, pieces she knew by heart yet remained removed from. Lost in the melodic solace of a world she could never truly inhabit, Avery began to wonder if overcoming her detachment remained but an impossible dream after all...