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Second Drafts

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Parts 5
Time 1h 23m

anxiousgirls college comingofage emotional foundfamily grief healing hurt-comfort mentalhealth poetry quietromance sadboys sliceoflife slowburn staticandleylines truma youngadult

This isn't a story about falling in love. Not exactly.

Laskar is a quietly unraveling philosophy student with seven failed relationships, a secret poetry folder, and no plans to let anyone past his carefully curated detachment.

Alma is a gap-year survivor who photographs the aftermath of things instead of people. She's not looking to be seen-especially not by someone who might understand her silence too well.

They meet at the second-to-last table in a café that's about to disappear. A place built from mismatched mugs, flickering lights, and the kind of quiet you don't realize you need until someone else holds it too.

Between static-filled glances, shared chargers, old Polaroids, and a poem that was never meant to be read aloud, two strangers start to rewrite what it means to be known.

Because some stories don't need fireworks.

Just a second draft.All Rights Reserved

anxiousgirls college comingofage emotional foundfamily grief healing hurt-comfort mentalhealth poetry quietromance sadboys sliceoflife slowburn staticandleylines truma youngadult

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