Cruella de Ville has been the beacon of the fashion industry ever since she came to the spotlight. With her career spanning for almost 2 decades now, she's established herself as one of the most powerful people in the world.
With her cold, devilish, and ignorant demeanor, not only known by her workers but also the public, one would cower away even from the slightest raise of her voice. Firing her staff if they make a single, tiny mistake or they didn't please her enough.
They call her a heartless woman. Cruel devil, she is.
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Y/n is just a nobody. Trying to keep up with the life that god decided to throw at her. No permanent job, no permanent home, no friends, no family... well at least they don't seem like they are, never.
But along with being a lonely soul, she's talented, kind, beautiful, smart, and selfless. She believes that behind every mean spirit, there lies a soft heart inside. Well with some people that's probably the case.
Y/n loves music. She thinks it can heal people, she knows, it works for her.
Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart...
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Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend?
Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia.
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]
Cover designed by Holly Thurston