I watched this again for the first time in years and felt I wanted to peer behind the curtain to what happens straight after the movie ends. What unfolds between August, Lyla, Louis, and Mr. Jeffries after the concert. From their various POVs.

A prequel to "Much More Than Life," "Consequence Free" follows the life of Marshall Connelly as he's forced to become breadwinner for he and his brother Louis after their father walks out on the two of them. Once spending his days running truant with his friends, Marshall is forced to become the responsible disciplinarian in order to give him and his brother a better life.

Lyla is overcome with emotion.

The music was the most beautiful thing until...

Post-Canon. Lizzy calls to say that she and her husband are expecting a child of their own. However, it is not Louis or even Evan who is with Lyla when she hears the news, but Thomas. [Part VI of the "polaroid snapshots" series. Novacek family dynamics with a healthy dose of Louyla. One-shot.]

Evan refuses to let bullies and the world to get him down.

Post-Canon. "She's never been this spontaneous in her entire life, but the empty wine bottle and the deafening quiet of her apartment keep her from cancelling the plane ticket." Unaware of Lyla and Evan's existence, Jennifer goes to New York to rekindle things with Louis after a year apart. [Part V of the "polaroid snapshots" series. One-sided Lennifer with some Louyla. One-shot.]

Post-Canon. Today is the trial of one Maxwell Wallace, formerly known as Wizard, and there is a twelve-year-old on the witness stand. [Part IV of the "polaroid snapshots" series. Mainly Connelly-Novacek-Taylor family dynamics with some Louyla. One-shot.]

Post-Canon. After one semester in a normal, age-appropriate school, Evan wants to go back to Julliard. Lyla won't hear of it. [Set during "this is ground control to major tom". Part III of the "polaroid snapshots" series. Mainly Connelly-Novacek-Taylor family dynamics with some Louyla. One-shot.]

After reuniting with Evan, Lyla and Louis find out that Lyla had twins. Two baby boys. Awesome, right? Wrong. Lyla's father sent that boy off too. And to top it all off, Evan, along with Hope and Arthur, is separated from his parents. Again. Only this time the trio has to travel with a ragtag group of orphaned musical talented kids lead by an old man. Will this end well?

Evan always kept the faith.

Therapy session. Evan just wants to move on.

Post-Canon. It's always been Marshall's role, especially when they were young, to keep an eye on his starry-eyed little brother. So when a woman neither has seen in over a decade suddenly materializes out of thin air with Louis' supposed son in tow, Marshall is instantly skeptical. [Part II of the "polaroid snapshots" series. Connelly family dynamics. One-shot.]

Post-Canon. Lyla has been reunited with Louis and Evan for mere minutes when her father appears in the crowd. [Part I of the "polaroid snapshots" series. Mainly Louyla with a healthy dose of unhealthy Novacek family dynamics. One-shot.]

A newly reforged family goes on a musical shopping trip.

Instead of lying Evan's grandfather does nothing. When Lyla wakes up and finds out she's had him she names him Evan. Evan grows up to be just as much of a musical genius as he did in the movie but he's missing one thing. A father. But not just any father he wants his father. So he goes on a journey to find his father. Will he find him?

This poem is about Lyla's desire for fame and a family. Reviews are welcome.

I was 19 years old. And I had never known anything but my father's rigid structure and control. I had been a top student at Julliard, then a featured soloist and concert master. My father was my mentor, my coach, my manager, my agent. He took care of everything. My life was a series of flights, shaking hands, and theater stages. Then I met you. — Lyla telling Louis her story

Marshall is a hard nut to crack. After weeks of Louis avoiding an explanation (really, a confrontation) for him, Lyla decides to take it into her own hands. Turns out he's not as easy to get along with as his loving baby bro.

Short beats of Louis, Lyla, and August falling in love with each other once and for all. Post-August Rush.

Evan tiene alrededor de veinte años, ha viajado por todo el mundo con su música y la de sus padres. Un día, la conoce, la chica que tiene un violín que ya no puede tocar.

Can you hear me? I hope you can. And I hope you're doing alright. Partially inspired by "Talking to the Moon" by Bruno Mars.

Probably the first crack fic for August Rush—a movie that strangely does not lend well to these things. Let's just say that the arch sequence didn't exactly start off that well.

Louis had a feeling that something was wrong with the young musician August. The only thing he could think of to do was give the boy his phone number and go to his concert. Lyla really was on her honeymoon.

Sequel to Father: After a year of living the perfect dream Evan's life gets turned upside down by Lyla Brown nee Novacek. Discontinued... I honestly tried to come up with something, but inspiration evades me. If someone wants to adopted this I give them permission, so long as Lyla and Louis do not get together and it continues as a sequel to Father.