The Gray Dancer
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❝Oh Hanna, you can't love me without loving yourself first.❞
When Hanna Lee falls into a period of self hate and self loathing, dancing becomes the one thing she fears most. Not even her childhood best friend, Jackson Reyes, can get to her.
A drunk night leads Hanna to evade her fears and do exactly what she doesn't want to do: dance. During her unexpected performance, Hanna catches the eye of dancer Derrick Knight. Together, they begin to find meaning in the word love starting with loving the one thing Hanna hated most: herself.
Content and Trigger Warnings: depression, anxiety, self-harm, language.
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