♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎♡♥︎ 𝙸'𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚐𝚞𝚢 𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎 (𝙸𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜) 𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚞𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝙸'𝚖 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚗 ('𝙲𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕) 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙸'𝚖 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚊, 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚊 𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙸 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚊, 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚊 𝙲𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙸'𝚖 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]