Bottom Rung
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Last published Thu, Oct 23, 2025
An avarage teenage boy loses everything, his mother to an accident, his father to drinking and the only solace he has to his fathers fits, leaving him with nothing.
A teenage girl rebells against her constricting parents, not wanting to put up with their behaviour anymore and is promptly kicked out of her childhood home, leaving her with nothing as well.
Having ended up at the very bottom, they have nothing left to lose, but cruel fate intertwines their journeys, and now both try to navigate their new way of life together. Initially both are somewhat weary of each other, but more open and trusting as they grow closer over the course of their adventures
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