The Pretenders
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MatureOngoing2h 11m
Last published Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Lea Williams has had a hard week. Scratch that, Lea Williams has had a hard life.
After a, fortunately, failed suicide attempt, Lea is admitted to the "Whanau Mental Institute for Teenagers" a small and slightly run-down hospital created by Dr Tuhoe to improve the mental health of the teens in the neighbourhood. There, Lea will meet many new faces, including a mysterious young man who goes by the name of Samael Haddison. Or Jake. Or Key. Or Hades.. She really isn't sure.
Guess we'll have to find out.
TW : Heavy talk of traumas, depression, suicide, childhood abuse...and more. Chapters will contain more specific TW's at the beginning of each when needed.
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