Nico. He's just the shy one, the protective one, the one his crazy friends can always depend on. He's known to be reliable and strong. He's never had drama in his life, it's always been straightforward, except when he first met quiet, strange girl, Bee. The girl who hid her emotions behind an intelligent, clumsy facade. She was the only person to have made that much a change in his world.
Nico and Bee have always been happy with each other. They were rarely seen apart. Their friends all believed they would be the perfect couple. After all, she changed his world, and he changed hers. She showed him confidence and he showed her happiness.
But when an even bigger problem occurs, will their strange friendship be pushed to the limits and fall apart? Or will Nico's shaky, crumbly world fix itself with Bee's help? Or will he just simply walk away, and never look back at Bee...
In the large world of ours, there are people who care but don't have the courage to say so. There are people who will fight on, people who will push back with all their might to finally get to the person they truly love. It's a large world, inside it are stories of people. Stories of hope coming from people with names. But for Nico and Bee, all they are to the world, are just a boy and his... bug?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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