After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

50% dead, 100% screwed. Her story resembles that of a really, really messed up fairy tale. She was locked away by her father when the virus first hit, never to be seen again. Fast forward 3 years, and she's nearly run out of food, not to mention water. Who would have thought that instead of a knight in shining armor coming to her rescue, she would get a shy boy with black hair and an unusual name... Wake up sweetheart, and meet the apocalypse!