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the more things change, the more they stay the same.
this story takes place in new york's upper east side, home of the rich and the famous. here, you can mingle among the most affluent of society and dream of being one of them, of belonging to those higher echelons. here, you can find the dreamers... and those who must lie to keep their lives looking perfect and shiny and wonderful. nobody can see the dirty underbelly of this perfect society.
a young, hopeful dreamer traveled the country in search of greatness. but after the loss of their parents and finding the world a colder place than they first imagined, they begin to lose hope and move home to their old family home in the upper east side. until they meets the strange and mysterious young man who has moved in next door, who introduces them to his world and starts them on the path to greatness. intrigued by the young man, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to him.
the mysterious young man has a history he isnโt proud of, but he feels like heโs finally gotten where he wants to be and has left that all behind. there was somebody he loved a long time ago, and he has never forgotten them. he thought he had lost them forever. and then they waltzed into his party without even knowing who it was. he fell head over heels all over again, but things arenโt as simple as they used to be.
his former lover was completely and utterly in love with the mysterious young man. but they never could have been together, and so they became engaged to somebody else, they're in the process of planning a grand and elaborate wedding. they're fond of their partner, but the marriage is as much a business arrangement as anything else.
unbeknownst to them, their partner never intended on settling down, and is only marrying to get their family off their back. they've already had affair after affair and don't intend on stopping. they see their engagement as little more than a business deal, a means to an end.
careless people, destroying lives and possibly themselves. the people around them are drawn into this chaotic cycle and only ever hope to escape. at the start of the summer, everyone feels as though they have the whole of their lives in front of them. a summer of partying, of careless fun. but what awaits them may be far more tragic. can they change their fate or are they doomed to follow in those fateful footsteps?