❝Every crush I've had was just like cake. They were all different in their own ways, and extremely delectable in small amounts. You're always tempted to eat more but as soon as you give into your urges- the cake becomes bad for you.❞ - Theodore Anglien.
Zachary "Zach" Webblin was like a slice of carrot cake. Underrated, but secretly delicious, a sweet-spicy mix with a little bit of nuttiness laced in.
Strawberries and cream cake is light, buttery, and you can't help but keep wanting more. It has the perfect amount of sweetness and is unexpectedly soft, just like Isaiah Blazes.
Ryder Coldstone could only be described as a black forest cake. It may seem a bit daunting from the outside, considering the daring flavour combination. But as soon as you get a taste of the slightly sour cherry chocolate flavour - you may think twice.
Lemon cake is a bit of an acquired taste, despite how appealing it looks from the outside. When you cut it open, though, you realise it is much sourer than it seemed. Jake Brooks was a perfect example of that shiny exterior, horrible interior concept.
Red velvet cake is chocolatey without being overbearing, scrumptious to a select group of people, bright and very colourful. It was the one cake that made Theodore question whether all cakes were really bad for you. It was like Nicolás "Nico" Alvarez, without a doubt.
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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