The Bookworm and The Stranger

The Bookworm and The Stranger

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Ongoing story, sporadic posting schedule, chronically ill author. Feedback welcome. First attempt. This book WILL HAVE SMUT in it later, and is recommended for readers 18+. An interabled romance. Enter the quiet girl, the one who is too damn smart for her own good, beautiful but doesn't know it, and hiding a hell of a lot of trauma behind a snarky inner monologue, elite level sarcasm, and a stubborn streak a mile wide. Oh, and she's sick. Like, really sick, and getting worse. Fiercely fighting to hang on to her independence and the walls she's built over the years, Christine tries to be content with her books and her own company in her careful, quiet little world. She has no idea that a visit to her favorite bookstore is going to have her leaving with far more than she bargained for. From nearly the moment she caught his attention, Xavier was intrigued. That quickly grew to being captivated, before morphing into concern and a surprisingly strong protective inclination he didn't know he had. He has a massive soft spot for his pretty little bibliophile, and its obvious to him that something is VERY wrong and if he's not mistaken, getting worse. He desperately wants to help her, be there for her, but he can also tell she is TERRIFIED of accepting that kind of support and if he pushes too hard she will run. That's okay, though. He's a patient man and he wants her to feel comfortable trusting him with the secrets shadowing her eyes and heart. Can she be brave enough to tell the truth, for both their sakes? Can he coax her into accepting him fully into her life so he can give her the love and support she so desperately needs? And maybe even the happily ever after they both deserve 😏🖤 **Please check out the spoon theory story by Christine Miserandino for more understanding and clarification about "spoonies" and some of the jargon, it will be referenced in Christine's POV often.**
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Her brows furrowed. "You look like you have something specific you wanna ask me." The tips of Liam's ears turned red at Emma's very accurate observation. "I, uh... I usually just bullshit my way through projects, so I have no idea what the hell I'm doing." The corners of Emma's lips formed a small smile. Liam arched his brow. "What are you smiling at?" Her smile widened. "Nothing." Ever since Emma started going to Silver Creek High, she's been bullied over her discolored eyes. It all started when a boy brought attention to her in biology class one day, laughing at her and calling her a "freak" while the rest of the class laughed along with him. She never looked at him or saw his face; she just ran out of the room crying. She was now an outcast labeled as a freak and she wanted nothing more than to just disappear. She felt she had no purpose in life. Until her sophomore year when she fell in love with Liam, the guy every girl wanted; the guy every dude wanted to be. He had stolen her heart and she now wanted nothing more than to be with him. Unfortunately, Liam seemed to want nothing to do with Emma. He seemed to be straight up avoiding her. They never interacted for 3 whole years. That is, until now in their senior year, when they get paired up for a school project. The two must put their differences aside and try to work as a team. But as they spend more time together, feelings grow deeper, and secrets start to rise to the surface. Warning: Contains mature language, sex, and topics of bullying, sexual assault/harassment, self-harm, and suicide

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