A collection of notes, a public library, two teenagers, and zero spoken communication.

❝ the worst way for friendships to end is for literally nothing to go wrong. you just stop talking.❞

❝It's just a world after all, it was bound to end.❞ 5 days before we do (die), we should atleast live. [NOW FOR THE SUMMERY SUMMARY.] Sebastian,17, has no qualms about strangers meeting and pouring out their hearts to each other. Arya, 16, is a bitter coffee flavoured with creamy ambition and sweet pride. She's a little too strong for most people. Josh, 17, thrives in his habitat. Alyce, 16, is alive but she never lived. An instinct takes her amidst 4 other lost souls and they try to tie the unravelling threads for each other. Gion, 15, didn't fit in anywhere. He's one of a kind and he tries to find his place between 4 dysfunctional teenagers, before he can't. Arya, Sebastian, Gion, Josh and Alyce didn't have to spend their last days together. But they chose to and oh what fun they had. © 2014 moira_

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

Tony hated winter. It wasn't because of the weather -god no- it was because of all the obnoxious, loud, and unsurprisingly, rude customers he had to serve during the snow-filled months. Not to mention that his glasses always manage to fog up to the point where his driving skills were dangerous to the public. And his heating bill always rose up to a ridiculous amount. But winter decided to bring something tolerable this year. And her name was Jackie.

All along, they thought they had nothing in common. That was, until they started sharing stories about a boy. | full summary inside | a co-written novel |

A girl and guy with their own set of complications fall in love when she kisses him in Times Square. Cover: @flieur Trailer: @metropolis- Copyright © 2012 C.