Crush Culture
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Crush Culture. def.
The overall societal consensus that everyone needs to be in a relationship or like someone.
Grace has had a crush on James for years, they've been best friends since high school but she has wanted to be more since she's known him. Finally she gets the guts to tell him how she really feels.
Leila is nursing a broken heart, her boyfriend (should we say extra limb) of six months ended it abruptly. But there he is by the garden wall trying to win her back.
Caleb is fine being single, he is tired of the speculation and curiosity. Is he gay, is he not? I maybe he is bi, oh no it's Pan. Caleb feels like he has a rainbow colored target on his back and vows not to go any where that isn't platonic with anyone until he meets Ralph and Georgie.
If these stories seem slightly familiar to you, it's because they are. The crush culture consumes our every day lives. We can try to fight it and carve our own narrative but end up sounding like every other person out there falling in love. Any of these stories could be ours and Grace and her friends know it.
It's a bit like Russian roulette, this thing called love. You never know if the bullet hits.
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[⚠ UNDER MAJOR EDITING ⚠] "W-why did you leave me?" I asked tears streaming down my face. "I'm sorry! I had to! I had no choice!" "Do you have any idea on what I went through?! At least he was there to help me!" "Please, just give me another chance!" He pleaded. Hurt, pain, guilt. I could see it all in his eyes. "Aren't we friends?" We both asked What happened to us? What happened to the joy and love I felt when he was there?! I wish I could just go back to the past, though I can't do that. "I don't know" I finally said as I turned away from him. Finally leaving him. ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ Meet Chloe! She's a happy, enthusiastic and funny girl. She always wore a smile! Though that was her before. She is now an introvert. A shy, quiet and stuttering girl. Her trust only relied on her closest friends. She doesn't believe on the saying 'true love'. Do you think it will change? Meet Kyle! A child of two hardworking individuals. His parents are rich and successful. They live in another country. A best friend of a girl he is inspired with. He is destined to have his parent's riches and company. He dreamed of this since he was little. Though is it is real desire? Or is it the desire to find love? Meet Nathan! A kindhearted, lovable and ambitious boy. He is always dedicated in the things he does. A love given to him from the girl he desires the most. Though it's all in the past. He is very serious about his dreams or ambitions. He's moto is "don't give up!". But will he give up in the face of love? Three different worlds. What will happen if they all collide? Will love blossom? Will they be happy on what people they become when they experienced love?
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