The year 3092 in Aroka city:
We all carried on with our daily lives, mothers leading their children, men having casual conversations, and us teens doing whatever. Then the sky darkened, we looked upon the sky to see a black dome like structure covering the atmosphere. Children cowered at their mothers legs, people screaming in terror, but not me. I just gazed at the black structure in disbelief, for the sun wasn't gone but was more like a shadow, casting little heat and little light, the sun now turning a white color, almost transparent. Then the Howlers came, they ripped apart anyone who couldn't out run them. My comrades and I escaped and vowed revenge for the fallen, and for the sanity of the world; and to the day we have been searching for the domes source, for we are not just kids, we are the White Star.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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