How far will you go to fix a misunderstanding?
This question has been plaguing Jessie. You see, Jessie's less-than-feminine, androgynous appearance has always made people think that she is a pretty boy. It's common, yet awkward, misunderstanding. Jessie dreads the grating silence that follows whenever she corrects somebody, but other than that, the consequences are usually small to nonexistent. That is until Mimi happened.
Mimi, a classmate of Jessie's, is another person that thinks Jessie is a guy. What's worse is that she has "asked" Jessie on a date. Jessie, who didn't have the backbone to tell her the truth, nor have anyone else to depend on, ends up turning to an odd, alternative path. Madame Amour.
Madame Amour is a rumored supernatural entity that supposedly meddles in humans' love affairs across space and time. Not necessarily the first solution Jessie wants to turn to, but she doesn't have any other choices. Now, her fate is in the hands of this eccentric lady. Will Jessie find the answer she was looking for, or did she stumble into a chaotic conflict that's more than she bargained for?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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