Eclipse was your average stray moggy - Frail, scarred, often sick, and of course, around other cats. She had it worse than some other street felines, though. She had a jet black pelt. People often squirted her with a hose, denied her food, tossed stones at her, and yelled profanities at the young kitten until she ran away. One day, during a harsh storm, she is taken to a no-kill shelter, where she meets other cats. Eventually, she's adopted by a kind woman and taken in. Follow her and her adventures as she learns to gain the trust of humans again.
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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