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Michael Series Book One (Plot (Rising Action (Michael distances himself…
Michael Series Book One
Subplots
Elena always gets calls from her ex husband and will subtly vent about it but always says it's her cousin talking about his problems with his wife
Miles knows Elena's past and always tries to talk to Iris about it to warn Michael about it, he always tries to tell Michael as well but always gets interrupted
Michael's family problems. He was thrown out of the house at 15 by his abusive dad and never looked back, was homeless for awhile until a man let him stay in the backroom of his music store, Michael later became a co-owner
Iris and her ex talk a lot and it's always stressing her out, Michael and her always have coffee together and find somewhere quiet for her to sit and vent
Main Characters
Michael Clifford
Personality: Skeptic, likes to adventure, doesn't think romance exists, serious, doesn't show a lot of emotion, closed off, lone wolf
Background: eats a lot, likes to go to parties but go alone, hates his family because they don't approve of his choices, ran away from home at 15, self harms, depressed, has a soft spot (Elena)
Flaws: Doesn't communicate well, isn't good at confrontation, doesn't know how to express himself, not sensitive or understanding
Appearance: Bleach blonde hair, eyebrow piercing, tattoos, 6'1" (Michael Clifford)
Iris Penington
Appearance: Maia Mitchell
Personality: Indie, hipster, obsessed with music, cool, generally happy, in love with love, sarcastic, funny, sassy
Flaws: is sometimes rude, acts like a know it all, has a hard time respecting other's opinions, lacks manners, reckless
Background: Talks to her parents a lot, is a very good liar from many years of experience with asshole exes, likes Miles but won't admit it because she thinks he likes Elena, Michael's motivator
Elena Stolle
Personality: extroverted, cheerful, self conscious, easily saddened, anxious, loves animals and poetry
Flaws: inexperienced, naïve, easily influenced, reckless or too careful, indecisive, lacks common sense, bad at lying
Appearance: Perrie Edwards
Background:
Miles Fayne
Appearance: Jack Gilinsky
Background: college student, hikes constantly, very active and involved, known by many people, musical, gets a lot of girls, Elena's motivator, loved by everyone
Flaws: Clumsy, thinks he's always right, gullible, controlling, anger issues, overdramatic
Personality: Wrestler, determined, smart, sly, aggressive, mostly happy and cheerful, a good influence, stoner, wise, ring leader
Plot
Climax
Michael asks Elena out but then he yells at her for making him vulnerable and then runs away after she says the whole time she's been acting, her real name isn't Elena, she's actually married and has a 3 year old daughter
Falling Action
Michael goes to her house the next morning and looks in the window, sees her loading a gun, watches her shoot herself in the head.
Michael screams and cries and calls an ambulance, breaks through the door after trying and trying, holds her in his arms
Elena goes home, plans for suicide
Rising Action
Michael distances himself after realizing Elena is his soft spot
Michael comes back and Elena kisses him, they spend the night down by the riverside together on a sort of date
Iris and Miles leave Michael and Elena alone in the middle of the woods
Iris encourages Michael to ask out, he agrees and sets up a very cute surprise for Elena, dresses up, and prepares to ask her out
Group rents a cabin for the summer and hosts a party the second day they have the cabin
Setting
Place: Small town, northwest America
Time: June-August
Main Characters: Elena Stolle, Michael Clifford
Resolution
After being questioned by the police, Michael, Iris, and Miles ditch town in hopes to escape the awful pain of losing Elena