Broken boys break hearts.

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]]

- in which expected feelings swallow him whole and then spit him back up in a melted puddle of love

As a kid, Raphael was a homophobic bully. Now, at age 23, he's grown out of the bully act. His homophobia? Still there, but it doesn't show often―after all, there are no gay people around him. Just his mom, ex-girlfriend, and daughter, Mia. Or so he thinks, until a phone call one morning comes with news that puts him face-to-face with his prejudice. But shaking prejudice is hard when your ashamed family, some hungry reporters, and a stubborn gay activist are breathing down your neck. Changing is hard, especially when you've buried skeletons.

❝And, slowly, I will find my way back to you.❞ - in which I attempt to navigate the perils of a terrible love.

❝AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. HE WAS BEAUTIFUL. ❞ - in which Dan finds love, again.

❝HE FOUND ME. IN THE MIDST OF EVERYONE WHO COULDN'T SEE, HE FOUND ME.❞ - in which Eric takes a trip to New York, and Jake learns to love again. [ NO. 3 || 15.03.16 ]

❝So we're basically manipulating people?❞ ❝We're not manipulating anyone. We're trying to prove to people that boys don't just like girls and girls don't just like boys; that everyone is equal despite their differences; that humans should never be seen as possessions that can be toyed with for however long we deem fit. We're changing the world, one completely misguided, overly-societal high-schooler at a time.❞ ➳ And so it begins; the inevitable altering of the world, captained by Genevieve and her band of mismatched misfits. [Wattpad Featured Story.]

❝Do you think we're going to make it?❞ ❝We have to.❞ - in which Dan steps out into a world full of wonder, holding his lover's loose hand and never letting go of the way he bites his tongue. (sequel to "The Average Life of Dan").

road-trip (verb) - Make a journey by car, bus, etc. they road-tripped from Turin to Lisbon stalk (verb) - harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention they stalked the band across the continent --------------------------------------------------- So maybe they shouldn't go on a roadtrip across a continent in pursuit of a band. And maybe they shouldn't tell their parents they're just going to Brighton for the summer. But Jessica, Elise, Rosie and - much to his disgust - Levi are going to go ahead and do it anyway. #966 in adventure - 30.10.14