Love's A Game
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MatureOngoing2h 9m
Last published Wed, Nov 8, 2023
She's a girl living in New York City with big dreams and very little room for distraction. He's a guy with a future that was planned for him from the moment he was born and a talent that most disregard. They both have very little room for error. When a drunken night out lands them both in a whirlwind of lies, how will they survive, who will make it out?
When it comes to this love story, there may be more broken promises than broken hearts.
"I couldn't help but think this could last beyond my daydreams."
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"Watching the features I've come to love about her turn into a tangle of distraught and anger, I can't help but think about if this was worth it. Of course it was."
Started: 1/2/23
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