Travistine.
That's her name.
A name that meant "crossroads".
And ironically for her, she felt stuck in a crossroads.
A part of her was always hidden, like the moon, because like the moon she was sheltered from what was done to her growing up. No one could ever imagine an abuse that carried on this long, a secret hidden behind closed doors at night no one knew about. What Travistine went through suffered severe repercussions, and she thought she would never live up to anyone's expectations again, especially her own, so she wanted a way out of her pain. Only, that crosswords she was finding herself stuck in turned out to be a line crossing between life and death.
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*Placed 3rd in the 2022 Lotus Awards for Young Adult*
CONTENT WARNING: contains thoughts of suicide, cutting, sexual assault, and other types of violence.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.