It started on a night with broken glass. First the glass, then the screams, and then the blood. And then, their lives were changed forever. It marked the beginning of her brother's suffering. As Else Schüffen struggles to define everything that is happening around her in Germany 1941, Maximilian faces a different kind of struggle. An adopted Jew in a Christian family, Max faces betrayal and loss, forgiveness and anger. Being a divided family with a Nazi as a brother, his fears become a reality. He must go into hiding, but with a different identity: Henrik Brandenburg, an Aryan shopkeeper. And then there's Else, a young Aryan girl, in the midst of her brother's tumult. Painting, it seems, is the only way of escape, and the only way to keep her brother, Maximilian, in her heart forever. Through it all, there is one thing she learns. Sometimes, in order to survive, we must repair our broken wings and learn to fly again~ #39 in historical fiction//March 29th Edited by the lovely @jgfairytales

Crippled streets. A silent whisper. Broken beams of light. Her eyes saw it all. The despair; the brokenness of her world. With only her father's hand shielding it all from her. The year is 1948, rubble and collapsed houses littering the streets of Northern France. Marietta, struck with amnesia, remembers nothing from the war. Not her identity, not her experiences, not her family. All she sees is the present, overcome with a cloud of darkness as France slowly struggles to rebuild everything it had before. When her curious mind leads her to the attic, her life is changed in an instant. A broken beam of light reveals a box, filled with photographs. Photographs of her past, of her family, of memories that she can't remember. Slowly the truth begins to trickle out, Marietta slowly crushed with it. As she struggles to find who she really is, and to grasp everything that has happened to her, Marietta begins to find a light. A light that she must learn to follow. [slow updates]

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"My name is Dandelion, and I'm 16. I have cancer." Dandelion had dreams and aspirations, all until cancer decided to pop by and pay Dandelion a visit. It destroyed her family, crushed her dreams, and most importantly... She never fell in love before; every girl's dream. She was giving up on hope and empty promises when Nate appeared in her life. He made her smile, he made her laugh... He made her forget all the drama she had in her life. Was he enough to give her the strength to fight back and kick Cancer's ass? Throw in the best friend or two and follow Nate and Dandelion through their story of courage, strength, love, willpower and trust. (Completed)

“I had another of those dreams.” “Hm.” “It was a beautiful dream.” “Oh, really?” “I could fly.” “Cool.” “You were in my dream too.” “Was I?” “Yeah, I picked you up and you flew with me.” “I’m sure it was nice.” “Yeah, it was. It was a beautiful dream.” “So you said.” “I wish I could fly.” “Me too.”