CONCRETE JUNGLE: Embers Rising
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He seems to have the best of both worlds.
The street cred, street smarts, a reputation to back it up, respect from all gangs and he's known his way around the hood since a kid.
The luxury, the opulence, etiquette, agency, the luck of coming from a good and rich background and great trust from those at the top.
But it doesn't take a genius in thermodynamics to know that entropy has a funny way of manifesting itself.
As ploys get revealed and Ember's view of society warps, so too does his mental health.
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TW: VIOLENCE, ABUSE, GASLIGHTING, EXPLICIT SCENES, PSYCHOSIS, DEREALIZATION, DEPERSONALIZATION, DRUG USE, TERMINAL ILLNESSES, and my whacky writing lol
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