Username: fuiuki
Kit name: Hailey
Prompt:Song: Livin' on a prayerHailey's parents loved music, just as much as Hailey himself did. His mom's favourite was Livin' on a prayer, as cliché as it is. It was popular though, and Hailey loved it just as much, it related a lot to their lives after all. So when Hailey's mom got sick, he played the song non-stop at her bedside. He was hoping that hearing her favourite music would make her better. When she wasn't improving, Hailey decided to learn how to play the song on guitar, and how to sing it. He didn't have time to learn it before his mom passed. At her funeral, he did his best to play a shoddy version of the song. That was ok however. His mom would be proud of his effort, and love the music anyway.
It's been many years, but he still practices the song. He's gotten really really good at it, and at playing and singing in general actually. Although he plays a lot of music now, Livin' on a prayer will always be the one song that started his music interest. Yes, it holds many painful memories. It would be easy to never listen to it again, to not be reminded of the memories tied to the old song. But he couldn't give it up. It meant too much to him, to his family, to his history as a person... and he hoped, somewhere, to his mom still. He was gonna practice until he could play and sing it perfectly, and only when it was perfect would he stop. For now, it was his way of dealing with his grief and loss, even after so many years. It drives him forward, it keeps him strong, and for every pang of pain, it lifts him higher and he gets stronger, for what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
Every time he made the notes of the song sing, he could feel his mom's embrace. He would keep practicing, keep playing. For his mom, and for his future.