Kaci Bender was a girl who acted similar to most others. She was an adopted child to a loving couple, but with a catch; her sister is a brat. She hogs attention, gets away with anything, and will do anything just to spite Kaci. She'll cry herself to sleep at night, hoping that someday she'll get the attention she had well deserved.
Kat Faun struggled with her sexuality and telling her parents. After she came out as a lesbian, many of her friends abandoned her, but she didn't care. Her mother was constantly busy, and her father overseas in the military. With this, she parents over her younger brothers, and enjoyed so, trying to look on the bright side.
The two meet by fate, and fall in love, but when Kaci's love turns into an obsession, she becomes a threat to everyone near her, including Kat. What will happen when Kat becomes a victim to her lover's crime?
WARNING: May contain gore, death, language, and other content. You have been warned.
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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