When Arson, sixteen, runs away from his mother along with their best friend, Ket, seventeen, he didn't expect to find family in a group of misfits.
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Arson's dad is out of the picture, his mom's homophobic and he's trans; not the best mix. Ket hasn't got it easy either, their parents and younger sister all recently died in a car crash. Arson is running to get away from their abusive mother while Ket's trying to get out of getting sent to the foster system.
Ash, Flint, Rose, Mortal, Lacy, Jamie, Kat and Yami are best friends who recently all moved in with eachother once they were old enough. They're 8 young adults, barely past seventeen, all in one household, their life was.. eventful to say the least.
Arson and Ket end up running into the group after running many kilometres away from their homes. When the group decide to take in the two, many chaotic and some angsty events unfold in their already weird lives.
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The idea for this story came from a comment section, don't ask how.
There are like im pretty sure 20+ people who have contributed to this storyline by adding their characters and some by noting their ideas and headcannons so we could cannon-ify them.
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Cover art by: me, @CatCanFlat , @Ash_Exists and Rosalyn_666
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Upload schedule is whenever I can, which means a very inconsistent schedule, sorry.
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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