ɪdiosɪnkrəsiz
(n.) a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual,
the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
Charlie Atkins couldn't care less what others thought of her.
With a devil-may-care attitude and a sharp sense of humour to go with it, Charlie had little reason to.
Loud, wide-eyed, and awfully determined, she had big aspirations and a big personality to match it.
Collin Foster cared a lot. He called it being passionate, others said being obsessed.
He saw, he felt. He observed things a lot.
He couldn't help that he liked details, or that he way over-thought.
He cared about a lot of things.
One of those things was Charlie Atkins.
Collin noticed all the little things about Charlie.
Then he liked them. A lot.
And before he knew it, Collin
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As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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