❛ there's always a glimmer in those
who have been through the dark. ❜
( against all odds --- jay halstead )

━━━━ THEY WERE THE IT couple: Jay Halstead and Maeve Allen. Everyone knew who they were, and if they were new to town. . they soon learned. From the age of 14, Maeve Allen was absolutely smitten with Jay Halstead. Vice versa. The ❛ puppy love ❜ stage never ended with them.

Never faded, never faltered. They only grew stronger until the end. Graduation night of 2004 was the night Jay and Maeve's paths were severed. And the two were left utterly heartbroken. The year 2014 was the year their paths were mended.

At first, Maeve looked the same. Same blonde locks, beautiful smile that Jay fell for their first day meeting. Her voice and dialect even sounded the same. Her eyes, her eyes were the difference Jay noticed. They held a sadness behind the happy façade that Jay couldn't make out. He couldn't help but think he was the reason behind the sadness, the pain. A lot can change in a decade, except for deep rooted feelings.

CANDICE KING is ❛ JULIET MAEVE ALLEN ! ❜
female --- she/her. pansexual. xxviii.

❛ oh seriously?! get over yourself, you arrogant
ass! i am not here for you! i'm here for me! ❜

JESSE LEE SOFFER is ❛ JAY HALSTEAD ! ❜
male --- he/him. heterosexual. xxviii.

❛ i'm sorry mae, i should've never
walked away from you. i've grown. ❜

MICHAEL SOPHIA JEANINE
TREVINO BUSH MASON
is is is
❛ RYAN ❛ ERIN ❛ LIZ
SANTIAGO ❜ LINDSAY ❜ RUIZ ❜

SCARLETT EMILY NICK
ESTEVEZ WICKERSHAM GEHLFUSS
is is is
❛ TRIXIE ❛ JO ALLEN ❜ ❛ WILL
SANTIAGO ❜ HALSTEAD ❜

LINDEN ASHBY ROSS LYNCH JANE LYNCH
is is is
❛ EDWARD ❛ WARREN ❛ NOELLE
ALLEN ❜ ALLEN ❜ ALLEN ❜

ONE CHICAGO CAST ━━━━ THEMSELVES

disclaimers. this book will include strong language, guns, blood, gore, violence, talks of r*pe, fighting, murder, mentions of mental illnesses like depression & anxiety, ptsd, pedophilia, etc! if any of this triggers, upsets, or just makes you uncomfortable, pls pls pls click off now! book layout does not belong to me but to my bestie kate !!

dedications. this book is dedicated to my favorite people scarlett kate bre ashton jules !! <33

authors note. it feels so good to be back with jaeve back and better than ever as well !! hopefully i'll actually write these stubborn mfs !! also this is gonna be a slow burn, they will not get together really quickly seeing as they are angsty little shits !!