Six friends that met through their co-ed freshman dorms at Earhart University have another year to get their lives right, which is more than any of them could have hoped for. However, when personal issues begin to bring them down, they unknowingly split into pairs to confide in as few of the group members as possible. In their own, different ways, the relationships formed there take a turn in new directions, but despite the good that is done, it isn't enough to stop the downfall of one of their own. Five friends remain at the end of the spring semester, and the school wants to know the truth: what happened? And worse, who is to blame?
(a more detailed, character-driven description can be found in the first chapter)
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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