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Ongoing, First published Nov 24, 2024
Elle was a contradiction in every sense. A teenage girl caught between hopelessness and a nagging concern for her future, between anxiety and a fragile calm, between fleeting moments of joy and a sadness she couldn't explain. She didn't know how to reconcile the pieces of herself, nor did she believe anyone could. All she wanted was to be understood, but that felt as impossible as finding peace in her own skin.

And love? Love was something she had written off entirely. It was a story for other people, not her. She built walls around herself, not to keep the world out but to keep her expectations in check. Life, she thought, wasn't made for grand romances or fairy tale endings-not for someone like her.

But life doesn't follow the rules we make for it. What Elle couldn't see was the light waiting for her beyond the shadows, a light that would sneak into her world in the most unexpected way. It wasn't perfect, it wasn't predictable, but it was hers. And it was only the beginning of a journey that would unravel everything she thought she knew about herself, the people around her, and the beauty hidden in the chaos of life.
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