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It’s 4am in the morning and there’s a burning house in Portland, Oregon. It’s early Spring, 1980. Just a couple of runaways, a young Shag and a young Lisa holding hands and they walk away from their burning house. Lisa, is 17 years old, short light brown hair with hazel green eyes. Her boyfriend, Shag, is also 17 years old, long dark brown hair with light blue eyes. They leave the classic hood type of neighborhood with the green curvy streets. The two were leaving to make their way over to the docks in Portland to find a way to get on ...
CW: Suicide ideation *** The sun felt warm and sticky on her skin, the mountaintop encompassed the view of California in its entirety, the scenery was beautiful to say the least. However, on this particular day Rose couldn’t foresee a possible reason to enjoy it and felt immensely depressed. It is then that she is confronted by her inner demon, Bloom, who constantly gets her to contemplate suicide despite, the beauty and fatality of life. She’s not yet sure of what her choice will be but she knows it’s never easy, when talking to Bloom is li...
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