Book 2 of The Famoux Trilogy! Updated every Friday for #FamouxFriday.

Sometimes i feel like drowning myself. What is drowning? Submerging one self in water to the point of death, or dying due to the inhalation of water. i love to feel that burning sensation in my nostrils after inhaling the water i cleansed in. It's like i'm purging, and then destroying that purity by burning it from the inside-out. i ask myself sometimes why i take satisfaction in doing this. this is the story of how i slowly dissipated away. ***This short story is merely fictional. All of what you are about to read next comes only from my imagination and a bit of research. If you are uncomfortable reading the following themes: depression, suicide, self-harm, and existentialism; than it is advised that you do not read further. Thank you.***

Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death. ***** Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly... Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence. [[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]

Belle's world crashes around her when her father, the king of a small nation, decides to marry her off to a nobleman's son. With no hope left, Belle decides to run away to her deceased mother's private estate that hasn't been touched in 10 years. There, Belle lives alone in hiding from her father, until one day, she finds a man half-dead lying on her property.