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The Winter Project

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Parts 51
Time 4h 58m

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Four people with contrasting outlooks on life find themselves on different journeys to better understand themselves as they navigate through their mid-twenties. Facing mental health issues, grief, love and heartbreak, each one must find their own complicated path to happiness.

Isabel Winter has suffered more than most people at only 24 years old. She is trapped in a mundane existence by her anxiety and grief at the loss of her parents and her grandmother that she can't break away from. She fears she will never be able to see the world until she is convinced by her best friend Cleo to throw caution to the wind and go on the trip of a lifetime.

Cleo Blakeley is full of energy and joy on the outside, but inside she has been battling demons for years that risk coming out as she embarks upon her road trip with Isabel. Living in a van and travelling the world together starts out as a dream come true, but things become complicated when Cleo lets her old habits return to the surface, and things take a turn for the worst when she falls in love.

Stephanie Lowe has spent so long living in a daydream that she feels she has no identity left when her long-term fiancé Minoru abruptly leaves her to travel the world. Unable to accept that their relationship is over, she takes drastic measures to try and win him back. With no self-esteem and no concrete plans for the future, she feels directionless and has to make many poor decisions before she can learn to respect herself.

Minoru Saito is happy just to be alive, and is even happier when he escapes from his toxic relationship with his fiancé Stephanie. His only goal is to travel the world and create good memories, but the weight of his old relationship holds him back.All Rights Reserved

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The Suicide List by NIDaniella

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Reviving Old Flames by voltembers

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The Suicide List

Sebastian Walters. He is someone who has everything: ladies, fame, music gifts, good looks, wealth, seriously everything. But there is one thing: he's broken. After his parents divorced and is taken care of his grandmother at a young age, all he needed is love. Unfortunately, he can't receive it from anyone aside from his friend, Ferdinand and his gran. Even his girlfriend, Colleen, only use him for fame. Kayleigh Barrow. She's the exact opposite. She's beautiful but invisible. She is the black sheep of the family where almost all members of her family except her sister, Stella, hates her. For her, she is of no value, and she learned that at a young age. Now that she's older, and really thinks that she has no more value in everyone's life, suicide becomes her option. Suicide. A word introduced to Sebastian and Kayleigh at a young age. When Kayleigh became the new neighbor across Sebastian's home, Sebastian and Kayleigh met. They shared their frustrations and decided to commit suicide together one day. But time passed that the promise was forgotten. But Kayleigh did not forget. She creates a list of things she wants to do and places she wants to go before killing herself. Her starting point? List number 1: find yourself a getaway driver. And she pulls out the only person that can take her to places: Sebastian. Now with both of them together in the middle of nowhere for 2-3 weeks will their lives change forever. But how? How will Sebastian's life change? How will Kayleigh's life change? Will the Suicide List drag them to their worst mess? Or to a story they never thought they would have?