Never & Forever
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Last published Sun, May 25, 2025
She was a singer. He was a painter. Both were artists...
Elle.
That was the name the world knew her by. But that was not really her name, and no one knew who she really was, except for the fact that she was a well known singer and songwriter.
At twenty, Michelle left the small town she knew, wanting more for herself and to explore more outside of the small town of Maven she grew up in. By twenty one, she was known as the new and upcoming R&B artist from her first self-released debut.
Over the years she traveled from place to place for all her performances. By the time she was able to take a break from her overwhelming life as a musician, she realized that she was able to keep her past behind her. But, it was now four years since she left Maven, Virginia, and an unexpected text from her mother changed that all.
She found out her sister was getting married and that she needed to be there. Going back to her hometown four years later she was sure to get an earful from her family for her abrupt disappearance.
But, that wouldn't be all she'd have to explain...
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He looks out beyond the edge and I can't seem to pull my eyes away from him. He smiles and speaks, but I can't hear anything he says. Even so, the buzzing seems to grow quieter and quieter till it's just silence all around myself and him. I watch his mouth move as inaudible words flow from it into the air, and his hands open as he gestures while he speaks. I watch as he looks turns to look at me to be sure I am following along, and then his eyes just wait on me and his mouth stops moving. I watch him mouth my name and tilt his head to read me. There's nothing I can tell him. Nothing that wont change things, but if I keep this going things will change. "Xylia," He mouths again. ******************************************** Xylia doesn't remember any of it, she lived through it all and yet she can't remember. She must watch herself relive every choice and every mistake she had the first time to find herself again. It is the only way to save him from herself. All she knows is: This is a past life among hundreds of billions. Summer Camp changed everything. Her friends are dying and she doesn't remember how to save them. All that you see is her fault. **************************************** *:･。PART ONE - CAMP ORIGINS ★CH1-8★ *:･。PART TWO - BLACKBURROW HIGH ★CH9-19★ *:･。PART THREE - THE HOWS OF US ALL ★CH20-26★ *:･LAST PAGE ★CHARACTER AESTHETICS REVEAL★ COVER CREATED BY ★ @meha-k ★ *:･。 *TW* FLASHING IMAGES/ VERY MATURE THEMES/MILDLY SCARY SCENESComplete
For the last seven years, Nyla has lived her life in the public eye as one half of a wildly popular YouTube couple. But when a single video surfaces that shatters the picture perfect life they've built, her world tilts off its axis. Suddenly, tea pages speculate, fans and critics weigh in and Nyla is left to confront the questions she's spent years burying. In the chaos, she crosses paths with a dangerously handsome, well known YouTuber whose magnetic presence and air of mystery make him impossible to ignore. As their lives begin to intertwine, each layer they peel back reveals something deeper, something breathtakingly real. But will the electric pull between them spark into something undeniable...or will the crushing weight of public scrutiny and private fears push them apart before it has a chance to ignite?
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