Beneath The Surface
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MatureComplete Sat, Jan 24, 202645m
⚠️Trigger warning: sexual content, sa, physical and sexual abuse⚠️
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I wrote most of this at like 2am and I dint edit it or revise it yet so..yeah
They did everything together, the power duo of uconn. Best friends always lingering onto something more. Until the unforgettable happens. The thing neither of them can come back from. Kevin and Azzi become the new power duo, while paige sits in the shadows. But there's always something else bubbling beneath the surface. Can paige and azzi swim back up before it's too late?
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