*FIRST DRAFT, ONGOING*
Peyton Thoms joins TSHigh's theater club. In a couple of seconds of gossip, she is now considered part of the dorks, in the eyes of the other students of her school... Great. Her hopes of having a hot senior boyfriend are being tossed right out of the window and Peyton is getting more and more desperate to be loved by literally anyone.
When Carla, the "leader" of the theater family gets her heart broken, no, not just broken, but stomped on by a thousand elephants (as she described) by a sophomore whilst she is a senior, every member comforts the poor girl, including Peyton, still the young girl can't help but wonder what 15 year old can break a 17 years old's heart like that. Must be a real hottie... So when, in a truth or dare game she plays with her dorky friends, they give her a dare to ask out renowned player Stephen, Peyton doesn't need much convincing (well she still needs a little push)...
But after some teasing and messing with him, a bond forms around the lie that is Peyton and Stephen. But it was a dare, there was no future attached to it. So... Who is going to get ghosted first, the theater girl or the player?
⚠️ CRINGE ALERT ⚠️
If you don't like 🧀y love stories, just, ummm DON'T read this as you may (or may not) be cringed out. This is highly inspired by the album Fearless from Taylor Swift. #itsalovestorybabyjustsayyes. ⬅️ This was the original title, but I changed it for the current 1️⃣. I'm also not trying to hide that each chapter's titles are also the same as each Taylor Swift's song title featured in the Fearless album, it was the goal :)
Hope you enjoy, have a great read 📖!
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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