A while back I asked  ShyGuy9 if I could write about their character Ashe.

This story is told mainly from Ashe's point of view when one day in her depressed, meaningless life, she finds some reason to live; however fleeting the feeling might be. This is not going to be a very happy story, but it will hopefully still be a satisfying one by the end.

Icon is sourced from this Twitter post in case you want to see the full version. I recommend you do as a 100x100 pixel icon does not do it justice.

Music I was listening to which inspired this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15hZgmPlyNc

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If it isn't clear from the contents of this story, this tale—like a lot of my writing—is written from the experience of a great deal of hurt in my lifetime. It's a kind of hurt I know that many of us have been through in some way or another. The way our families mistreat us, the way our "friends" and other "loved ones" take advantage of us and then abandon us when we need them—some people have it worse than others, but that doesn't make your own individual pain any less valid. There is no panel of judges I can stick you in front of and say "You have it worse" or "You don't have it that bad" like you do or don't have a right to cry about it. All you can do is decide how (and if) you want to move forward.

Do you let yourself be crushed by the misery of your life and the wrongs against you? Or do you recognize what power you do have, and seize back that control? No one is ever going to be able to do it for you no matter how much they might wish they could. To those of you who have those friends who can guide you through those dark times, never take that blessing for granted. Yet to those of us who do not always (or ever) have that support in their worst moments, understand that even after the darkest nights, morning always comes. We have to go on. We must go on. Not only must you go on, but things cannot be the same. Sometimes that requires doing something drastic, and sometimes it might seem even more painful to change. Nevertheless, you must find a way or make one—because eventually you will arrive at a far brighter place.

The road ahead is difficult. It's not going to be good all the time. It will be better. It will be worse. That is the adventure of this life. Do not let your misery stay your feet.

Aces: Comments are how I gauge interest in a story. The more comments I get, the more I am encouraged to write about it.

Don't be afraid to point out spelling or grammar mistakes. I am literally the only person who proof reads my work.

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