In which the world is a strange and cruel place, yet these people somehow find an unexpected escape.
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"These are people I see everyday, but I refuse to acknowledge their existence. And they fail to acknowledge my existence too. You have to understand that, Josh." She sighed.
"I'm going change that; this is no way to end."
"Well, I wish you the best of luck, Josh, I do."
"Goodbye, Erin"
As he walked off, there was an unspoken agreement. They wouldn't see each other again. It was the end of all of them. There was first a strong seven, then, six, five, four, three, and then it had been them two for awhile. But it was one now, and here she stood, on the frozen sidewalk.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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