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."