Everybody thinks that being rich means that you're a snobby brat, who's spoiled to their heart's content. You get whatever you want, whenever you want, and everybody loves you. For Tristana, everything is the complete opposite. Her father left when she was little, and her mother doesn't care about her. Instead, the only person in her household she actually cares about is her butler. Orin. The two grew up together, Orin often caring for Tristana when her mother wouldn't. Because of her lifestyle, she is teased at school. She doesn't have very many friends, but she doesn't need them. Every Wednesday, she would change her look completely. She changes her life, just so she can hang out with her only friend, Jake. The two grew up together, playing music for hours and hours. One day, Jake grows skeptical about Tristana, since she begins to act strange and sketchy. How can Tristana tell him without ruining a perfectly good friendship?
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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