Within the Shadows
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Ongoing, First published Jan 30, 2022
Mature
Song Ji-kyung has lived her life isolated. Watching life within the shadows of the World, nobody knowing What her true self is like. Throughout her whole life Ji-kyung never felt like she belonged, like she had anyone to listen to her. Which caused her to close off, never expressing how she felt. Acting out because she didn't know how to control her emotions. After running away one night, and staying out for a long period of time without contacting anyone she is sent to a therapeutic foster system, where they specialize in helping people with Autism. People like her. Being her first day living her live by a new set of rules she starts her first day of Seventh grade. One of the most defining years, where one goes from a kid, to a teenager. On this eventful first day of school she meets Kim Jin-ho, an Easy going, shy exchange student. The two instantly connect when the school's therapist sets them up as buddies. Having them in all the same classes. Ji-kyung for the first time feels like she has someone she can open up to without being judged. Join as the two try to navigate middle school life, going through the emotional rollercoaster that is beeing a teenager. Experiencing new things.
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