Under The Stars | on-going
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Last published Wed, Feb 21, 2024
"You drew stars around my scars, but now I'm bleeding..."
Gaia Ashmore has lived under the radar of her strict mother all her life. Every aspect of her life - from her fashion sense to her career - is controlled by her mother. And even when Gaia moves across continents for university to somehow lessen her mother's pressure on her, it seems as if she can't escape from her family roots.
Ilkay Muller is the antonym of organised. Despite his high school grades only scraping his acceptance into his first choice of university, his intelligence stumps many. With an obscure past and severe daddy issues, Ilkay hopes to make it through without any more added trauma.
But a tiny incident can change the fate of the universe forever. And while finding running from their pasts and escaping old wounds, Gaia and Ilkay experience the unexpected. Their tiny incident. Love.
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"Missing you comes in waves. Tonight, I'm drowning."
"Your beauty puts the stars to shame."
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