Every high school lunch room has one main famous table, one group of famous heartless hot jerks, one head cheerleader, one hot quarterback. But in Rosewood High, there are two, two tables, two groups, two hopeless romantics, and of course two haters.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Alex Luke Preston is the hot, cute and popular quarterback who has hit on every possible girl in the school but never does anything more than flirting. He is the smart, and naughty guy who every girl dies to be noticed by.
Maroon Cole Taylors is the beautiful, kind and sweet and perfect cheer team captain. She has perfect grades and a perfect group of friends at school who usually meet up at the lunch room. Almost everyone at the school has a crush on her, she's the beauty with the brains after all.
Ivan Reed Walter is the mean, ruthless and dark bad boy. He has the looks, of course, but his failing grades and shady jobs make him extremely scary and creepy. He is absolutely popular, and the new cuts he has every Monday morning at school surprisingly make him look more hot.
Add the three and senior year, with love, jokes, heartbreaks and many more memories.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mature Story.
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]]