Crushing (Joshler)
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  • Parts 47
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  • Reads 44,923
  • Votes 3,277
  • Parts 47
  • Time 21h 15m
Ongoing, First published Aug 04, 2019
Mature
1 new part
"Pressure to go strike out on your own
Pressure to learn from being alone
Pressure to not leave it for too long
Before you find another heart where you belong."

-Julia Jacklin (Pressure to Party)

This book is an au of my other stories, Lividity and Creek Blues. The characters are exactly the same, except they've been to therapy and have a bit more stability in their home lives. It can be read as a stand-alone fic too!
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