Chaos. It spread, far and wide, and now, it's everywhere. Tera Autumn Deisch, aka Tad, and her large family make up the US's current government, but in secret. The family has been rumored to almost always be broke. Considering that underneath the plain, old, poor family house is a state of the art living area, complete with a gym, pool, and science + weaponry lab, they are in no broke. Tera, a secret princess, one of Victorian U.S. otherwise known as the United States of Victoria. It's war in the Second Victorian Era, except with modern adjustments. Now let me explain something, this is not our world, The United States of Victoria is the country made by an alliance of Britannia, Canada, and Civil America
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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