Two boys in london find their way through school, mental health struggles and their sexuality's,
while hunter struggles with abuse and neglect of his mother, his boyfriend colin helps him realize he needs help and they fall more and more in love
⚠MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING FOR sh, ed, depression, neglect, abuse, sa, homophobia, rasicm
Colin is Vietnames, pansexual, has vitaligo, ADHD, entp, works at a library
Hunter is latiano, homosexual, demiboy, autistic, intp, works at a flowershop, has a lot of freekles
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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