"A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb, we ache, we hurt others, we get sick." √
•Odule . O'Sussane•
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Sasha Woods doesn't know what it feels like to be happy. Living in a world where people aren't nice, where people aren't like those people in movies. It makes her think that happiness isn't meant for a very depressed girl like her.
Meet Ryder Acheson, the school's ultimate bad boy with good looks and a perfect muscular body that makes all the girls in school swoon. He's also knows as the mysterious player who doesn't care about girls feelings, he gets whatever he wants.
What happens when he takes interest in Sasha?
What happens when he finds out about her depression?
You expect things to get better but no, not so fast.
The question is: Is the bad boy going to stay or leave?
Find out in the story!
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We get Hurt, we Heal and we Love.
-Sussane💛✨
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.
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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.
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