The rumors... the rumors, the legends, the stories... they're not these demons, they're people. They're human.
Arren, the rumored "Vampire boy", a pale-skinned, black-haired, green-eyed, goth-like teenager, a clear loner, has been the talk of the school since he bit his bully's arm in middle school. Rumored to be a horrible person, is just a fun loving, sweet and gentle teenager with severe asthma, anxiety and OCD.
Aria, the sweetest girl you'll ever meet, is the "fat girl," even if she really isn't fat at all. Some call her a fat pig, a disgusting slob and an idiot, when in all actuality she's pretty skinny, healthy and smart. Rumored to be a foodie, when in actuality is a happy-go-lucky girl, who's mother owns a cutesy café.
This year, she enters a new school, the school of the rumored "vampire boy".
What if...
They become friends?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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