Ephemeral
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{Strangers-Friends-Lovers}
"You could be obsessed over something or someone for days, months, or even years, and then one day you just get bored." I say.
"I'll never get bored of you." He replies.
"So you're saying you're obsessed with me?" I laugh.
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Junior year, Harvard 2022.
Two people partnered up for a class project that lead to something, words could only hope to give the justice their story deserves.
Atlas Crawford, a guy who views the glass as half full.
Novalia Black, a girl who views the glass as half empty
They met at a rooftop at 2 am. She was about to end her life, he saved her unknowingly. When it's meant to be, the universe will always bring you back.
One class project and endless conversations.
Two people who get repulsed by the idea of love.
And an unbreakable bond, where will it lead?
Atlas and Nova, and the written memories of their forever.
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