Friction
uxecila
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  • Reads 135,576
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  • Parts 69
  • Time 7h 13m
uxecila
Complete, First published Feb 11, 2020
Mature
adolescencebadboybestfriendschicklitcomingofagecompletedcontemporarydepressiondiverselitfeaturedfriendshipfriendstoloversgoodgirlhappyendinglifelovematureneighborsnewadultromanceromanticroommatesteenteenfiction
Sometimes people, like diamonds, need a little friction in life to see how bright they can shine.

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Max Weiser is a depressed high school jock turned depressed YouTube star who always runs away from his problems. 

Nina Bai is an east coast Cinderella who escapes her prince to look for a different kind of Happily Ever After on the west coast.

When Nina moves in next door to Max, these two lost twenty-somethings finally learn to face their troubled pasts head on and stumble into unexpected romance along the way.

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Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of bullying, mental health issues, and eating disorders.
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Worth It

31 parts Complete Mature

Katarina Palvin and Gabriel Castro have the same circle of friends but never meet until their friends decide to set them both on a blind date. Supposedly, they'd be perfect for each other. Or so they say. The date ends faster than it started, and the two are simmering with hate while judging their friends for thinking they could ever work out. Forced to be civil to each other, the two start off as rocky friends, to sort of friends, to best friends. They soon become too close...inseparable, and their attraction toward each other grows until they realize their friends were right. They are perfect for each other, but is it worth it to lose their friendship over a hook-up or two? Or are they better off as friends?

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