The year is 3075. Rilyn Matthews is a model student, a great son, and an amazing friend. There's just one problem- he carries a secret, one that could very well end his life.
In the Collection, the unification of the entire world, being gay is a crime punishable by death, and Rilyn finds himself quickly falling in love with his best friend, Dmitri. When Dmitri confronts him, Rilyn is tugged into a world of rebellion and war, a battle of love between all genders, human and android alike, and for the first time in his life, he questions exactly what it means to be human, and whether or not he can survive it.
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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