Meet Kyle Fisher. If only destinies weren't meant to be, and we could've lived in peace. But unfortunately, we're stuck with him. The observer of our story.
Kyle is also the greatest outlaw of Springfield High. The school that's still shaken by the newest drug scandal in town. Nobody in the school actively hates him though, but neither do they care-- because, let's face it, nobody likes a guy with a knack for old-fashioned things.
Not that great to be called a winner, is he?
Enter Lily Wright.
Lily is your regular girl-with-a-plan. But plans never work, as we know it. The wrecker in Lily's case is her own Dad. For how many times have you met a father who runs a drug scandal in a high school?
But when Lily's father is killed in an police encounter, Lily has nothing left to lose. Her mom's suicidal, the whole school mocks her, and of course, the scandal is hovering like a raincloud on her head, showering cold, bitter, withering acidic rain.
Everything's awful. Lily has no place to go. She's like a falling star-- meant to sacrifice herself for the wishes of others. Until one day, she finds a note in the unlikeliest of places, prompting her to be the moon.
A tale that enchants you into believing love recognizes no barriers.
Read on to find out.
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[Official Entry: @ChallengeCorner's Collab with @Romance profile - Love in the time of Tragedy]
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"It's real, Kyler. Some people don't get their happy endings. Some lovers don't end up together in any life." She paused, her voice softening. "It's just the way the world is."
She sighed a breath. "The ending to Romeo and Juliet was something the world would want, right? A sad ending for the rest but a happy one for the lovers." She picked at a loose thread on her sweater. "I don't like stories like that. I don't want a story like that."
I found myself reaching out and took us both by surprise when I gripped her hand in mine. "We don't have to be what the world wants us to be, Luna. We can be whoever we want to be."
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Going into his senior year, Kyler knew things were going to change. But never in a thousand years had he imagined them to change the way they did.
He had never expected to sneak out late almost every night just to see her. He had never expected to be dancing under the stars, with her clutched in his arms. He had never, ever expected for his heart to pound so furiously every time she was around. And he had certainly never expected the girl next door to change his life forever.
But she did.
And it all started when Kyler Anderson crossed paths with the gorgeous new girl.
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"We can write our own story, with our own endings." I whispered. "Fuck the world."
She smiled a hesitant smile. Then grinned. "Yeah." She whispered back. "Fuck the world."