Compress/Repress | Challengers
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  • Reads 103
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  • Parts 3
  • Time 2h 12m
Ongoing, First published Sep 19
Mature
Four lives collide in a decades-long whirlwind of love, rivalry, and buried secrets. What begins as a chance encounter between seeming strangers quickly spirals into a web of hidden truths, shattered dreams, and the kind of messy relationships you only read about in the pages of Us Weekly. As the years pass, the bonds between them-fueled by ambition and desire-start to unravel, forcing each to confront a haunting question: Can you ever outrun the past, or will it inevitably catch up to you?
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