Beautiful Things
yankyfan12
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  • Reads 500
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  • Parts 20
  • Time 47m
yankyfan12
Ongoing, First published May 21, 2015
Mature
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"Somebody asked me once what it felt like to be depressed. And you know what I said? I said, "It feels like drowning except you can see everybody around you breathing." They didn't understand what I meant. And that's probably because they didn't see the world through the same eyes as me. So here you go. Welcome to my world."
~ an excerpt from Beautiful Things

WARNING: This story involves concepts such as alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, self-harm, smoking, and other concepts that should only be read by mature audiences. Please read at your own discretion.
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