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All About Red

Billy Vance, a once-promising actor, was fired after he messed up his role in a movie scene. Depressed and desperate, he started drinking and wasting his life. One night, after a drunken binge, he was hit by a car. When he woke up, he found himself in the body of a young woman, Dana Morgan and a system. But she wasn't just any woman - she was a D-list artist who had just been robbed of her chance to perform on stage. Vance discovered that the only way to return to his life was to help the woman become a top artist. And the system, Hollywood, a game-like feature was to guide him on his mission to help the woman become a top artist. But to do that, Dana would have to go through Dorian Gray, the almighty god of the entertainment world and Vance's former rival. And Dorian is also interested in Dana. Can Vance succeed in his mission, or will he be consumed by the darkness of the entertainment world? What would become of him when the situation presents that he must first get to Dorian Gray before climbing high to reach that goal? (A/N: Support this book and it's a WSA entry too. Might be a slow burn at some point ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙)

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Return To Sender

As Dana and Kenny drove along, the gentle music of Elvis Presley's "Return to Sender" filled the car.

Dana paid attention only to the song because she was deep in thought. Kenny tried to talk to her, but she didn't hear him because the song kept playing in her head.

The lyrics were about a letter that couldn't reach its destination and kept coming back:

"I gave a letter to the postman,

He put it in his sack,

Bright and early next morning,

He brought my letter back…"

The lyrics echoed the feeling of rejection that had consumed Dana, particularly about how no matter how his true self, Billy, dreamed of being a star, he was rejected.

Dana's situation too was similar. No one wanted to be around a D-list artist who had no achievement to offer and the earlier events that took place before Kenny came picking her up showcased it.

The song's refrain perfectly encapsulated the emotional hardship she felt growing within: