grace under pressure • jerome valeska
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"What's courage? Grace Under Pressure."
Grace Sky. An 18 year old girl with seemingly everything. Although, not everything is what it seems. Grace had rich parents with two rich brothers, but she, had nothing. Grace's life was tragic. Depressing. A Cinderella of the century. Abused, beaten, and broken, she decides one night to no longer take the torment. Grace is taken to Arkham Asylum where she has to endure electroshock, endless therapy from countless annoying doctors, and horrible food. Everything seems hopeless until she catches the eye of a very specific ginger by the name of Jerome Valeska.
Started July 11th 2018
Finished October 28th 2018
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