Lennon Michael was the only girl Phoenix Walker ever loved. Yet their love couldn’t survive when Phoenix broke her heart and stole her song to escape his toxic home.
Four years later, Lennon is back. Not as the good girl who fell for the bad boy foolishly, but as his new sober companion who was ready for revenge, haunting him for doing her dirty and breaking her heart.
Revenge or second chance, what happens when the exes reunite on an eight-week tour? The Words is streaming now on ReelShort; here’s what to know.
- Part 1: Meet The Famous Rockstar & The Good Girl—The Words Main Characters
- Part 2: What Stories Can We Expect in The Words Full Movie?—Second Chance to Never-Ending Love
- Part 3: Watch Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker in The Words: Episode Highlights You Can’t Miss
- Part 4: Conclusion
Part 1: Meet The Famous Rockstar & The Good Girl—The Words Main Characters
1.1 Who is Lennon Michael?
Lennon Michael was once a shy, nerdy good girl at school who was fat-shamed and made to feel ugly by the bullies. With a passion for writing songs and music, Lennon Michael didn’t expect the bad boy Phoenix Walker to see her, strike up a friendship, and stand by her.
For the first time in her life, she felt seen, cared for, and loved. But her happiness with Phoenix was short-lived when he cheated on her with her bully and dumped her. Worse, he also stole her song.
Betrayal transformed her as she turned confident and resilient, rising above the odds and finding herself. But when her father falls sick, she accepts to help Phoenix as his sober companion. She vowed to haunt him, make him regret his actions, and want revenge, only to realize she never stopped loving him.
Behind the scenes it’s the beautiful Autumn Noel, the actor of The Words movie, who puts on a resonating and mesmerizing performance as Lennon.
Autumn is an actor and writer from FL who’s currently based out of LA. She’s one of the young and rising stars of Hollywood. Watch her other spectacular movies on ReelShort; our top picks would be In Love with the Alpha, Pregnant and Spoiled by a Billionaire, and His One and Only Love.
1.2 Who is Phoenix Walker?
Phoenix Walker, the reckless bad boy, is the protagonist of The Words movie. Having been raised in a toxic home by his father, Vance Walker, Phoenix was desperate to escape and flee.
But in the process, by finding his freedom away from his abusive home, he shattered the heart of Lennon Michael, the girl he truly loved, and stole her song. Ending up as a famous rock star with a hit song, Phoenix Walker and his band topped charts with a Grammy win, but his life? He continued to spiral out with drugs and alcohol on a journey of self-destruction.
To keep him sober, his manager hired the only woman he couldn’t charm, and it was Lennon Walker who was back, transformed with a hatred towards Phoenix fueled by his betrayal.
Ben Armstrong is the Words Cast who plays Phoenix Walker. He’s a 24-year-old actor who’s originally from Kirkland, Washington, who previously stole the show as Asher King in “If Loving You Is A Sin Then I’ll Go To Hell,” a ReelShort hit YA adult romance. So don’t forget to watch it next!
Part 2: What Stories Can We Expect in The Words Full Movie?—Second Chance to Never-Ending Love
First Love & Betrayal
In The Words movie, Lennon Michael was the nerdy, shy girl on campus, always excelling in academics with a perfect home with her loving family. Yet she was targeted by the campus bully Sabrina, who never missed a chance to gang up with her friends against Lennon.
With the bullies fat-shaming her and trying to hurt her, Lennon Michael had no choice but to escape their clutches. That’s how she ended up walking into Phoenix Walker’s song practice. Realizing she was troubled by the bullies, Phoenix Walker had her remove her parties and had her hide.
When Sabrina and her friends came looking for Lennon, they found Phoenix Walker, the bad boy who seemed busy with his shirt unbuttoned as they left. As Lennon thanked Phoenix for his help, he invited her to come for his rehearsals.
Then on, Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker became closer, inseparable, which soon turned the eyes of Sabrina, who tried to bully Lennon after inviting her to a party. Luckily Phoenix saved Lennon again as he brought her home.
With their growing feelings, from friends to more, Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker found each other baring themselves naked as Phoenix came clean about his abusive father who beat him up. Lennon Michael also shared her original song as she sang it out loud for the first time for Phoenix.
But everything changed when Phoenix Walker, despite his love for Lennon, chose to betray her. First he cheated on Sabrina, forcing Lennon to break up with him. Next, with the selectors looking for an original song in his do-or-die audition, Phoenix stole Lennon’s song.
Phoenix’s betrayal broke Lennon but fueled her comeback as she turned her life around, vowing to never see the cheater again.
Reunion For Revenge/Love
Four years after Phoenix Walker betrayed her, Lennon Michael in The Words movie met the now famous rock star. Lennon was hired as the sober companion for Phoenix; in other terms, she was his new babysitter on his tour. Because if anyone could resist the playboy’s charm, it was Lennon, because she hated him with passion.
Lennon might have picked the job to save her sick father, but she was going to make sure Phoenix Walker, while staying away from drugs and alcohol, realized how he betrayed her and hurt her. Because Lennon was not only back to keep the rock star sober but also to haunt him for betraying her and stealing her song.
It may have been one song for Phoenix, but for Lennon it was her heart that Phoenix stole and broke. So she craved revenge, while Phoenix had never forgiven himself for hurting her. Despite the revenge, guilt, and hatred, one thing was common between Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker, and it was their love that never ceased to exist. Can Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker get their second chance?
Part 3: Watch Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker in The Words: Episode Highlights You Can’t Miss
Episode 5
Phoenix Walker, despite his bad boy persona, came from a toxic home. His dad was abusive, and since age three, Phoenix was used to getting hit by a baseball bat, crowbar, and whatnot. Hence winning his audition was important to Phoenix because if he failed, his father would never let him play again.
And Phoenix’s worst fear was turning up just like his father, stuck in the same hell town he grew up in with all his scars as he opened his heart in front of Lennon.
Episode 6
Phoenix encouraged Lennon Michael to sing for him in The Words. Despite her hesitation, she sang her original song, which she had written but was unsure of. When she doubted herself, Phoenix Walker praised her. She was perfect to him as the couple finally gave in to their romantic feelings.
From the way he looked at her, Lennon felt seen by Phoenix after he gave him the courage to sing her song as she confessed to wanting Phoenix too.
Episode 8
Phoenix’s only chance to escape his father was winning his audition. But Producer Hank was scouting for original songs only, and only one spot was open. So Phoenix did the unthinkable when he cheated on Lennon with Sabrina, her bully.
Heartbroken Lennon couldn’t believe Phoenix had led her to believe there was something more between them only to find him sleeping with her bully.
Despite loving her, Phoenix had to watch her go, knowing their love couldn’t survive their shit town.
But cheating with Sabrina wasn’t the only betrayal, as Phoenix’s new hit song turned out to be Lennon’s song. He had dumped her and stolen her song, used her, and left her broken.
Part 4: Conclusion
The Words is a ReelShort adaptation of USA bestselling author Ashley Jade’s novel titled the same. From raw emotions on pages to now on ReelShort screens, this is an experience a movie fan shouldn’t miss.
Lennon Michael and Phoenix Walker aren’t the typical good girl-bad boy characters. She was once a shy geek who, after the worst betrayal of her life, transformed herself for the best. While in Phoenix, he was a wounded soul who grew up in an abusive home and escaped it by landing his success with his band. But his life continued to spiral out.
And the only one who can save Phoenix is Lennon, his newly hired help to keep Phoenix, now the famous rock star, sober through his tour of eight weeks and forty shows. She wanted to haunt him for what he did to her. But only to fall in love with him all over again.
To conclude, The Words movie is beautiful, resonating, and emotionally charged. It shows how love is about resilience, strength, and forgiveness. So don’t miss watching Lennon and Phoenix’s second chance at love on ReelShort. The Words full movie is streaming now!
