Hermes Wright has been through hell because of his name. With his blonde curls and sea foam eyes, everyone expects him to be the trickster stereotype he's named after. It also didn't help that his brother, Heracles, happened to be the most popular class clown before he graduated. But Hermes couldn't be more different. In fact, all he wanted to do was be an average wallflower and enjoy an average life. But when everyone constantly tells him how to act and what to be, it's hard to break away form the cookie-cutter mold placed right in front of him.
This all changes when he is forced to become a school janitor and falls face first in love with Dionysus Emeret.
Dionysus, or Dio for short, couldn't be more different from his namesake. For one thing, he absolutely hates wine or any other alcohol. He loathes parties and scorns attention. In fact, he can't remember when was the last time he went out at night without his textbooks. The only things that he shared with the olympian were the dark hair and grape-colored eyes. It also doesn't help that he works at Seawen B. High as a janitor part-time. So when Hermes, the shallow, popular kid that he has always written off as a brat starts talking to him, Dio simply brushes him off. However, as they start spending more and more time together, Dio realizes that this Hermes Wright wasn't at all what he thought he was.
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A relationship between a grumpy college kid and his part-time janitor colleague.
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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