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Username: Ashlurstine
Story: Jamdown
Genre: drama, adult fiction
Chapters: 69
Description: One young Jamaican man has been running from his problems all his life now he is asked to run for an American Football Team competing in Jamaica.
Will he touch down or fall flat on the ground...
Warning: explicit language, bigotry (racial, gender), strong sexual references
Feedback preference: character development, plot
Average chapter length: 1200
Reading preference: anything
Will read mature content: Yes
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Username: HannahBear4ever
Story: I am Happy
Genre: Fiction
Chapters: 3, but ongoing
The mind is a powerful thing. "Liv, I love him. I don't know what it is, but these feelings I feel are real. What I feel is far too intense to just be infatuated with him," I say earnestly, almost trying to convince myself. My mind flashes to the pain I felt, the fear I felt. My mind flashes to the man with the deep brown eyes and dark hair that danced around his face as he worked, while simultaneously laughing with customers. His speech rapidly flipped from English to French. Then a flash, memories of being held down... "That's the thing about infatuation...it's so powerful you can't tell the difference." His smile. His smile. I remember his smile. He laughed a lot. He was kind. I know he was kind. "Trust me. This isn't infatuation. I know it's not...it's love..." I forced out the words with a smile in my voice. It's love. It's love. I loved him... The words repeated in my brain over and over. I tried to remember all the positive memories. The kindness he showed me. He bought me food...drinks...he made sure my stuff wasn't stolen. He was a good person.
After returning from France, Ava fights the trauma she experienced and does not realize that a global pandemic will soon further turn her world upside down. Will Ava learn to forgive herself and learn to stand on her feet again? How will Ava cope as she learns to live with her traumatic memories that she desperately tries to turn into happy memories born out of love? This psychological novel presents mature scenes not suitable for chi
Warning: Mature content including assault, psychological trauma, and other psychological issues
Feedback: storyline, flow, grammar, what you think of it, if I manage to tell the story in a way that draws the reader in
