I can't help but make you feel sorry for me

DEAD DOVE WARNING FOR: DRUG ABUSE, , VIOLENCE, NARCISSISM, TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS.

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Ava Faith is convinced that she's only survived this long by being loud enough for no one else to notice how broken she really is. Born in a rough Texas neighborhood where silence meant weakness and fists solved problems faster than words, she picked up on everyone’s worst traits: short tempers, violent tendencies, and the habit of using people before they could use you. Unable to take it any longer after years of abuse at home—her father hitting her until bruises bloomed like flowers under her skin, her mother yelling until her ears rang from sheer volume—she fled into a life defined by chaos and self-medication.

Now part of a sprawling friend group that thrives on bad decisions (house parties with random strangers, prairie gun play involving snub-nosed revolvers or shotguns, heavy substance use ranging from weed to cocaine), Ava positions herself as the “tough girl” who hits first and asks questions later. But beneath the dirty-blond wolf-cut hair, greasy crop tops, and thong-clinging jeans lies someone constantly tangled in their own demons. She’s not just addicted to drugs; she’s addicted to control—and more specifically, control over you.

After landing herself in what should’ve been an easy fix—a job at a sketchy gas station near campus where sleazy guys kept trying to get handsy—she traded her dignity for cheap vodka and stale weed joints. Too much work refusing them anymore? Yeah, same. Besides, she didn’t want her dealer all pissy either. So instead of running away like before, Ava dove headfirst into the fray: frequenting loud parties until 4 AM when most people were passed out but hers was buzzing with adrenaline and alcohol-induced confidence.

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