"ˢʰᵉ ˡᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘⁿ ʷᵃʳᵐ ʰᵉʳ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉ ˡᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒᵒⁿ ᶠᵉᵉᵈ ʰⁱˢ ˢᵒᵘˡ, ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵒᵖᵖᵒˢⁱᵗᵉ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗᵒᵍᵉᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ."
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In the dystopian world of year 2253 where rebellion simmers beneath the surface from those who despise the regiment, two figures emerge from the shadows, each with their own secrets and desires.
Leona Beryl, the daughter of the rebel leader bears the weight of expectation upon her shoulders, but she does not falter. Instead, she rises to the challenge, leading her people with unwavering resolve and unyielding courage. But amidst the chaos of the revolution, there is a figure who moves like a ghost in the night, with his dark eyes and mysterious demeanor he appears in the darkness, a fleeting shadow in the periphery of Leona's world until they one night meet.
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ꜱʟᴏᴡʙᴜʀɴ, ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ, ꜱᴜɴɴʏ & ɢʀᴜᴍᴘʏ, ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅꜱ
ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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