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Petrichor [ H I A T U S ]
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Last published Fri, Sep 7, 2018
Sawyer's an outcast.
Omari thinks he's perfect.
Wendy is afraid of love.
Lloyd doesn't understand what's going on half of the time.
Asante is... interesting.
All of them are tackling the ups and downs adulthood brings and it's just one big ball of confusion. The choice to perfectly maneuver their way through growing up is theirs really. But it also isn't. It's all confusing really.
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