The year is 2032. The city of Walirthin has been sealed off from the outside world due to an infestation of a lethal gas caused by the abrupt collapse of a nearby laboratory with yet to be discovered use. With 24/7 surveillance and patrols of armed forces, getting through the walls and it's connected glass dome like roof is impossible.
Unsurprisingly enough, life has gone to shit inside the city. This is a dystopian story, what else do you expect. Due to a careless government (as usual), people are left to fend for themselves. What was once a peaceful city is now a violent, irrational hellhole. Crime is life, life is crime, blah blah, you get the deal. Shit's happening in a shit city.
Follow the story of a group of young, anarchistic teens with a crazy plan of revolution against the corrupt government that might actually fucking work, making discoveries along the way, and... what, did you think we're just gonna let them have their happily ever after? Oh no no no, most certainly not.
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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