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Nocturne

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Reads 1,222
Votes 466
Parts 29
Time 8h 12m

Mature

Julian Coleman has always lived in the long shadow of a dark past. His mother was murdered by his own father-a wound not visible to the eye, but one that gnaws at him, day in and day out. Sensitive, withdrawn, he carries more than just trauma; he carries questions. What is love? Who is he, really?

On his quiet, searching path, Julian crosses lives shaped by their own strange gravity-each person a universe of longing, confusion, and contradiction. Pain, the desperate grasp for meaning, and the suffocating weight of simply surviving in this world bring him to a quiet truth: the world may not be a kind place-but perhaps that's what makes it feel so real.

This is a deeply psychological tale of trauma, identity, and a young man's restless, aching quest to understand himself.All Rights Reserved

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