Title: Sensory [re:]Generation (1/3)
Characters: Topher, Dominic, Caroline, Paul, Kilo, mention of Ivy, DeWitt, eventual appearances by Echo, Whiskey, Sierra, Alpha, Boyd, Claire, Victor, Bennet, Madeline
Pairings: Eventual Topher/Dominic, DeWitt/Dominic, DeWitt/Topher, Topher/Dominic/DeWitt, mention of Victor/Sierra and implications of Paul/Caroline and some vague others
Rating: PG-13 for violence, dark and mature themes, eventual sexuality, drug use, vampirism
Length: 12,600 words
Spoilers: none - complete alternate reality
Summary: After a lifetime of tuning out most of the world, Topher Brink learns the hard way that sometimes the rest of the world doesn't give you the choice to ignore it. His life will never be the same.
part i: we do our time like pennies in a jar (it's the music that we choose)