Everyone has something that keeps them going. Something that lets them make it through the day, because the fact is everyone is hurting even if you can't tell. That something, be it a person, an emotion or a dream, is the only thing that anyone can really depend on. Without it, no one could live. And sometimes, the thing you need the most is the reason you need it.
Because, even though it hurts to let go, sometimes it hurts even more to keep it. And so the battle rages, the need forcing against the pain, until one day something pushes, tipping the balance, destroying what they worked for all those years. They give up, and off a precipice they tumble. There is almost never a happy ending for those poor, broken souls.
Some people, however, win the battle. Those are the lucky ones, those are the few.
All the desperate souls are attracted to each other, gravitating towards the like-minded. That is why, despite the seemingly random order of events that caused the revival of the Glee Club, all of the people are so damaged.
These are the stories of each of the members as their inner battles rage. What they depend upon, what they struggle with and the one, final push