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    A Perfect Circle
    A Perfect Circle
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    • Reads
      Reads 1,880,009
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    • Parts
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    Complete, First published Jul 25, 2017
    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.
         
                                                                              ***** 
         
        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.
        
        [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]
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    Table of contents
    • foreword
      Wed, Jul 26, 2017
    • *IMPORTANT NOTE* this is now a Paid Story + FAQ & review hall of fame!
      Sat, Oct 6, 2018
    • 01 | three faces
      Sun, Jul 30, 2017
    • 02 | afterparty
      Sun, Aug 6, 2017
    • 03 | stolen lips
      Mon, Aug 7, 2017
    • 04 | stop trying
      Wed, Aug 9, 2017
    • 05 | disaster
      Thu, Aug 10, 2017
    • 06 | first date
      Sun, Aug 13, 2017Locked
    • 07 | nebulae
      Tue, Aug 15, 2017Locked
    • 08 | the truth
      Thu, Aug 17, 2017Locked
    • 09 | our secret
      Fri, Aug 18, 2017Locked
    • 10 | art kids
      Mon, Aug 21, 2017Locked
    • 11 | hunter's moon
      Tue, Aug 22, 2017Locked
    • 12 | boy tears
      Thu, Aug 24, 2017Locked
    • 13 | an elegy
      Tue, Aug 29, 2017Locked
    • 14 | new friends
      Wed, Aug 30, 2017Locked
    • 15 | together
      Fri, Sep 1, 2017Locked
    • 16 | snowfall
      Sat, Sep 2, 2017Locked
    • 17 | now or never
      Mon, Sep 4, 2017Locked
    • 18 | arteries
      Thu, Sep 7, 2017Locked
    • 19 | to be perfect
      Sun, Sep 10, 2017Locked
    • 20 | frankenstein
      Sun, Sep 17, 2017Locked
    • 21 | spoiled blood
      Wed, Sep 20, 2017Locked
    • 22 | too young
      Tue, Oct 3, 2017Locked
    • 23 | magic
      Mon, Oct 9, 2017Locked
    • 24 | time
      Wed, Oct 11, 2017Locked
    • 25 | breathe
      Wed, Oct 18, 2017Locked
    • 26 | family
      Fri, Oct 20, 2017Locked
    • 27 | the last star
      Sat, Oct 21, 2017Locked
    • 28 | maybe someday
      Sun, Oct 22, 2017Locked
    • 29 | incandescent
      Sat, Nov 11, 2017Locked
    • 30 | infinitely
      Sun, Nov 12, 2017Locked

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    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.
         
                                                                              ***** 
         
        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.
        
        [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

    32 parts

    • 28 | maybe someday
      Sun, Oct 22, 2017Locked
    • 29 | incandescent
      Sat, Nov 11, 2017Locked
    • 30 | infinitely
      Sun, Nov 12, 2017Locked
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