Around the Block
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What do Willa, Adrian and Zach have in common other than being, well, alive?
They live in the same apartment building.
Here you can follow them, their potential soulmates and others, sometimes being intertwined with each other.
See their lives from their own point of view as well as other's.
Trigger warnings:
- will speak of abuse based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- will speak of bad, possibly abusive relationships
- possibly mature themes
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