Beyond Odds
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Ongoing45m
Last published Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Beyond Odds is a complicated love story between Matthew Brown, a student at Cripple-creak Colorado and Lillian Fareweather, the school's newest addition. Despite Matthew being completely average boy, Lillian takes a liking to him, though that isn't as happy as it should be, given that Lillian has grown a title as the school weirdo. Furthermore, the story continues back and forth between the past and current times. (it will be indicated when it's in the present and when it's in the past)
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