PROTAGONIST

A lawyer, who used to be optimistic.

SECONDARY CHARACTER

A student, who has burnt every bridge.

PLOT

It's a literary fiction story about fear of failure. It kicks off in a library with someone witnessing something inexplicable.

(Note that: someone in the story has a dysfunctional family that will be introduced.)

And there's a twist! The story takes inspiration from the song, "I'm a Little Teapot."