One Day At A Time
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Ava Graham, an autistic teenager with a passion for dragons, fantasy, and "The Elderscrolls V: Skyrim".
Lilly Miller, Ava's best friend since childhood who has a love for the outdoors and a habit of getting high in unorthodox situations.
Since middle school, Lilly has had a not-so-small crush on Ava, a crush that Ava herself is oblivious to.
Through the help of her friends, time spent together after school, and the various celebrations they participate in, Ava experiences one of the strangest parts of life, something that's never crossed her mind: love and what it's like to fall in it.
But she doesn't rush anything, she's never been the type to rush. Through the good days and the bad, she takes everything one day at a time.
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