insomnia | dnf
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Ongoing12m
Last published Thu, Mar 11, 2021
cover art credit :: i can't remember help-
clay has been dealing with insomnia for as long as he can remember. nothing helps, except for this one specific someone he met online, and later in an electronic store.
can a little brunette, colourblind boy help him sleep better at night? and better yet, does he want to?
tws:
- swearing. LOTS of it.
- might be mentioning other types of diagnoses (such as anxiety, depression etc.), will put tw's on each chapter that includes that :)
- panic attacks
NOTES:
- english is not my first language, so if you see spelling mistakes, feel free to tell me so my english can improve :)
- EVERYTHING will be in lower case, except for when someone is yelling. this is for my own preference :)
- you can comment ANYTHING, as long as it's not discriminating anyone or anything. i will be deleting comments that i feel like violates this :)
- i ALWAYS write happy endings :')
- tell me if anything i write is uncomfortable for you to read <3 and ofc, have fun reading! i hope you'll like my first EVER dnf story 0.o
xoxo, thea
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