“They came to our planet to destroy us. We may look like them, but we're not. Ocean blue eyes, light ruffled hair, here he stands, waiting for us to make a move. This is the end.”
“Here they stand. We came to their planet to explore it. We want to discover something new. But we never imagined finding real life mermaids on this planet. Mid-length wet brown hair, turquoise eyes, filled with fear. Her towel is wrapped tightly around herself, and she seems scared, like something is about to happen.”
Meet Chace Crawford, as he goes on a space trip with co-workers to a long, long lost planet that doesn't make it on the pictures nor maps.
“They are beautiful, but we need to be careful.”
“They are dangerous, but we need to be strong.”
Chace and Stacey,
Stacey and Chace,
And this is how they met in the very first place.
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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