The Illusion of Appearances
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  • Reads 6
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  • Parts 5
  • Time 42m
Ongoing, First published Mar 24, 2023
Mature
Daphne is, or was the girl who lived for the rush of peoples attention. She loved all eyes on her. She loved walking past a group of people and hearing her name on their lips. Key word, LOVED. All publicity is good publicity. wrong. Almost two years after an incident involving a hundred year old statue she's back. Luckily only about half of WSU campus remembers her.

Drew hates people. Especially his coworkers. He wants to do his job and go home to an empty house. No drama. A person doesn't move to butt-fuck nowhere to be surrounded by people. Lucky for him midwesterners are definitely not known for putting their noses in their neighbors business. 

You could say Daphne and Drew crossed paths. Daphne would say Drew tripped her, caught her and well... wouldn't let her go. Drew would say Daphne fainted at the sight of him and secretly wanted to declare her love for him that very instant. Daphne's best friend would say only idiots try to defy fate the way they did.

Neither of them are what they claim to be. Their relationship, they claim, is just as confusing. After all appearances are deceiving. Some would even say... wait for it... they're illusions!
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