Seizing Freedom
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After high school Tyler and Andre start their own lives. Andre takes a path no one saw coming and a friend moving away causes the boys to look at a new future elsewhere.
Moving to a new city away from the safety of home is scary in itself, add a medical condition on top of that and it's a little more tricky.
Even if it is, for the time being, considered to be under control.
Figuring out how to gain some independence while still staying safe becomes a challenge when things start to change again.
Will living with Mike mean a closer relationship or will it end in resentment?
Will Tyler ever be seizure free?
Will they mature enough to be able to make the tough decisions on their own when the time comes?
Being an adult isn't always all its cracked up to be.
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