The Mustard Yellow Couch
sleepytulips
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She escaped with her life. Now she has to learn how to live it.
After surviving a violent, near-fatal relationship, Lily is starting over-new town, new apartment, new job. With her two best friends by her side and a receptionist role at a cosmetic surgery center, it's the kind of peace she never thought she'd have again.
But just as she begins to find her footing, Nate-her childhood best friend and the boy who once made her believe in safe love-moves back to town, reeling from his own heartbreak. What begins as late-night talks and quiet understanding soon turns into something warmer, something softer... something she isn't sure she deserves.
As old wounds surface and PTSD threatens her progress, she must decide: will she let the past define her forever, or can healing look a lot like falling in love with someone who's never stopped caring?
Tender, honest, and quietly hopeful, this is a story of trauma, recovery, and the kind of intimacy that doesn't just heal-but helps you remember who you are.
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Content Warning:
This story contains mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all readers. It includes strong language, sexual situations, references to alcohol and drug use, and discussions of potentially triggering topics such as grief, mental health, and complicated relationships.
Reader discretion is advised.