This is a boy on boy, meaning there's a homosexual relationship going on. I don't know how graphic it will be in the future, so don't get butthurt if I put a sex scene in (lol, no pun intended ;3). Even so, you will be warned before hand by both an authors message and a change in rating.
After a fight between his parents escalaids, ending with his father dying and his mother in prison, Rayven Larcos is sent back to his hometown, Lotis, Arizona.
The one hundred and fifteen degree temperature is something he's used to, however, as time passes, there's something else that has his heart race and wake up sweating at night. Even though he won't admit it, one person has the ability to stop the nightmares and memories, but who?
It could be Gavin Stife, with his bubbly personality, and constant chatter; Allen Carth, an ex gang member who now devotes his life to football and school, or the gang leader, Jakub Iridescent who has his own secrets that he hides well?
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.
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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.
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