"Oops, my gay is showing."
Nora is an average teenage girl. She might be a little snarky, and rude- but that'd be everyone in her position. She's not the star of any story, and perfectly happy with that. She's the backround character, shrouded in the shadows as her wild, free sister shines in the limelight.
She can't even be herself with her friends, if they can be called that. Beverly can be the only one who knows how Nora thinks.
No, Nora wouldn't be considered interesting at all. Even when her sisters drama is thrust upon her.
Everything, it seems, evens out, much to Nora's annoyance, and her life seems to go from predictable to complete turmoil in a week. With the Halloween party quickly approaching and the investigation of a serial arsonist, she's faced with decisions that could mean more than she could ever imagine.
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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