Rose Larson had always been a simple girl with a loving family, perhaps excluding her social awkwardness at interacting with new people.
Blaze Creed, a previously jolly teenager who never missed out on parties and cherished the attention he always got. But now, a cold and reserved person who minds his own business, and rather hates the attention he still receives.
Ever since Rose was saved by a bunch of bullies in first grade by Blaze, she knew she was goner. It surely was childish to have a crush at the tender age of 7, but as time passed her affection towards him kept growing stronger who brought happiness everywhere along with himself.
At sixteen, she finally decided to confess her feelings towards him, but stopped the moment she heard about Blaze being involved in a drug case.
After getting his introduction to the world of drugs by a few seniors, Blaze grew an addict when he was just sixteen. His parents sent him to a military school to help him get rid of his addiction, which surprisingly took only one year to happen.
Buring her feelings deep down, she moves on thinking that's for the best. But what happens when he's back in town, and being asked to be tutored because of his border-line marks ? Will she confess her feelings now, or will she still pretend to have them buried ?
Read and find out ;)
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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