Ophelia Rogers has always been an outcast. She never had many friends, never had the guts to talk to the boys she liked- if she could even talk in the first place, unfortunately, being mute makes it difficult to make friends. As far as Ophelia was concerned, she was borderline annoying. Until she meets Daniel Goldberg, a deaf boy who moves in across from Ophelia. Daniel is kind and calm and just about everything Ophelia could want in a friend. The two of them soon form an unbreakable bond, using sign language to communicate, it seems Ophelia has found the perfect friend, but- just a friend, right? ~^*Warnings*^~ cussing, slurs, borderline bullying and harassment
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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