"they told us that we needed therapy, as if medication and tainted words could fix broken toys."

Charlie doesn't speak, so he paints.

Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]

❝Don't let anyone bring you down.❞ Fifteen-year-old Bloom Landry loves music, but she's been unable to show what she's got since a falling-out with an ex-best friend years ago. However, due to an unexpected circumstance, she's forced to take part in a songwriting competition that will test her courage to overcome her fears and start anew, like a flower in spring. [originally titled as Spring Beauty] Book cover illustration by raindrops_

[Now on WEBTOON!] Introverted and awkward Autumn Lyne is content with having just books as companions--that is, until her extrovert of a sister drags her out to meet her band. But nobody has expected that this would mark the plot twist her heart has never signed up for. Her first love. *** Autumn Lyne has terrible social skills, and when her older sister has had enough of her being alone all the time, she's forced to interact with people outside of her tiny world. Meeting and befriending her sister's bandmates is only the beginning. Her growing bond with the charming Michael Summer seems unstoppable. But what if there is more to him than meets the eye? How can a girl who has barely opened up her heart handle her first love--and first heartbreak? Illustration by raindrops_ [full version]