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Learning to Swim

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Reads 19,181
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Parts 37
Time 6h 40m

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After losing his older brother, Jay is determined to bury his grief from those around him. But what happens when his declining mental health starts sabotaging every part of his life including his budding relationship with Jamie Smith, a first-year community college student? 

Will Jay reach out for help or will he sink?All Rights Reserved

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Out of Time by LaurenFemM

Not only has Paige survived her first semester of college, she's thrived. With a new group of friends, top grades, and an interminable confidence, she deserves a night to let loose. Eugene has also continued to succeed academically, as always, but is still on the outside looking in, yearning for that stereotypically perfect college experience. All he needs is one perfectly planned coincidental encounter to break into Max's friend group and finally live the life he's dreamed of. Cooper is loving college. He's popular, the center of attention, and most importantly, he's no longer living at home. But as winter break looms ever nearer, he's desperate for one more night where he can hold onto his newfound freedom and control. At the final party before winter break, they each get what they've been longing for. That's also when everything falls apart. Chapters are published every Sunday morning (with the occasional extra chapter during the week). ***Content warning: Rated mature due to scenes displaying abuse***

When He Saved Me by 1234_MadelinexKai

Madison has dealt with abuse and heart ache her whole life thinking that it was what she deserved. First her parents then her boyfriend. When her older brother left for college on bad terms with their parents things started to get worse. Her older brother never knew of the way their parents treated her, not even after the car accident that ended their parents' lives and left Madison scarred. Three years later and two years into an abusive relationship with her boyfriend an acceptance letter that will change Madison's entire life arrives in the mail. Madison gives her brother a call for the first time since their parent's funeral. When her brother tells her to come stay with him she never thought this one phone call would change her life forever and new friends would be waiting as well as her brother's asshole best friend.

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brothers. (2021) Fourth Edition (2023) After 12 years of being in foster care, Diana Watson has had enough of the failing system. She is moved into her 23rd family: the Fields, with two parents and four sons. While the parents are kind to her, providing her with a beautiful home and her own room, the sons seem to see her as some sort of pest. Diana's mental strength is crumbling under their hatred, adding on to the past decade of trauma. Will this family be her saving grace? Or will they finally push her over the edge? WARNING: This story contains triggering themes including but not limited to: physical, emotional, and mental abuse; mentions (but no descriptive depictions) of sexual abuse; and suicidal depictions and actions. Reader discretion is advised.

What He Left Behind by zoe_grimm

This wasn't Cody Lim's first funeral. Cody Lim never imagined having to bury his younger twenty-three-year-old brother, Clarence. He thought he was through with burying family members, but the universe had dealt him a shitty hand. This time, guilt plagued him more than he thought, knowing he had willingly walked away from his brother six years ago-a relationship he could no longer rekindle even if he wanted to. When Ezra Davey had learned of his roommate Clarence's heart condition, he had begged him to reach out to his estranged brother before time ran out. Ezra had been lucky to have six great years with him, but he didn't expect he'd have to make the harrowing call that Clarence's heart had given out before either brother could reach out. Death had been the guillotine of a relationship Cody could never rekindle, but it's what Clarence left behind that makes the journey of moving on a little easier. -A Novelette- -A Gen 3 2023 entry-

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Out of Time

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