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    “Do you ever feel like someone is missing? Like, a nebulous person. Someone who doesn’t exist.”

    Impulse leans back on the balls of his feet and takes a bit to respond, probably mulling over Pearl’s question. “No,” he finally says, and Pearl’s heart sinks in her chest. “No, I don’t think so."

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    For the past seven years, Pearl has been longing, grieving, and mourning for a person that doesn't exist. She doesn't know who, or why, or how, but someone incredibly important has disappeared from her life, and she cannot remember their name, or anything else about them. She struggles through life - dropping out of college, feeling lonely even when she's surrounded by friends, and wondering just who exactly is missing from her life. Over time, Pearl learns to stop asking people about the feeling, and elects to push it down and ignore it.

    That is, until she meets a man in a wheelchair named Scar, who has the exact same experience as her.

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    The Hermits have a code phrase. If spoken, this phrase acts as an emergency safe word, telling everyone to stop whatever they’re doing, because something is seriously wrong. Whether it’s from physical or emotional distress, all Hermits know that when someone uses the code, they need help from their chaotic, dysfunctional family.

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    Joel was content enough with his life as a sculptor, sticking around his hometown. Sure, it got a little lonely when his brothers were out exploring with their soulmates, left with only his creations and whatever managed to travel over the soulbound he shared with his soulmate to keep him company. A soulmate he's never met, and likely never will if he stayed where he was, according to his brothers.

    He ignored their advice, forcing himself to accept fate in exchange for his own comfort. He was fine as things were. Obviously.

    Luckily for him, and as a relief to Grian and Jimmy, fate had a different plan for Joel, showing its hand the moment a handsome stranger took refuge in his studio...

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    Bridgette's relationship with her boyfriend ends abruptly, an event which suddenly awakens Ruby's intense romantic feelings for Bridgette. She fights these feelings during a night out which, unbeknownst to her, awakens similar feelings in Bridgette. Bridgette's entire world is about to turn upside down - in the best way. With Nicole's help, Bridgette might finally find a healthy and worthwhile relationship.

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    "You can open your eyes now, lovebug," Wilbur declared, planting a quick kiss on Tommy's forehead.

    "Mm, no," the little whined playfully.

    "No?" Wilbur feigned shock.

    "'M s'eepy."

    "Time for bed?"

    Tommy just hummed, letting his arms find their way around his dada's neck and his chin to his shoulder. When he knew Wilbur couldn't see, he opened his eyes, just for the heck of it. He grinned at his silly antics.

    "What's so funny, mister?" Wilbur asked, tone alight with his own smile as he rubbed the little's back, "I can feel you grinning back there."

    Tommy giggled, tucking his thumb into his mouth on instinct. "Nuffin'."

    In which Tommy finally decides to leave his abusive family and goes to stay with his pseudo-brother, Wilbur. Amidst the chaos of his life, Tommy finds calm, and slowly, he learns how he can heal from his past.

     

    now with an original soundtrack scored by me, the author, available on all streaming services!
    check the first top notes or the final end notes to learn more :)

     

    Author's Note: Fuck Wilbur Soot.

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