Okay, let's get one thing clear: Harper and Noah are meant to fall in love.
Harper wants to survive freshman year without drama, but retro-loving, trademark sarcastic character Noah isn't gonna make it that easy. Using three different tropes, (enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, love triangle) one cup of coffee decides what story Harper and Noah will live through. In one universe, they hate each other and are forced to work together on a project that will bring them closer than they think. In the second, Noah and Harper become good friends when Harper tries to get him back with his ex-girlfriend, Vivi, but she realizes there might be something between her and Noah, stronger than they know. And in the third, Harper is caught between Noah and the mysterious, poetic Jasper who tries to write Harper off her feet.
Will she and Noah find each other on each path they go across? Or are some stories made to last, and others...aren't?
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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