In my world, depending on where, how, and to whom you were born, you could be one of four beings:
Sleepers. They're really just humans with heightened senses and strength. Your ordinary "Joe"s if you will.
Motas. Always born close to nature, the elements are their toys. Military footmen, they're way stronger than sleepers, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Even the smallest school have at least ten to twenty of them at a time.
Grufts. Considerably more durable than sleepers, physically, they are almost at the same level as motas. Since they can see the future, however, pissing one off is a death sentence. You won't find them just anywhere. No country has been known to contain five of these at the same time.
Wizards. Monsters. Heroes. Beasts that can do anything. Literally. They walk on the moon to clear their heads. No one has ever faced one of these monstrosities and lived to describe the feeling. Except other wizards of course.
All this said, I, your protagonist in this story, am none of the above.
I am a legend, only ever whispered about.
There have only been twenty of my type in recorded history.
I am the one they call... Double SS.
Come destroy my world with me.
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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