With four walls and a roof or on the streets, Piri's a #Chicago girl in love with its chaos and contradictions. Not so much the weather.
Life eventually has other plans, and she ends up in the plainness of suburbia, fidgeting in the domestic arms of Rudella.
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The "thrill" of suburbia is enough for Rudella. Close enough to #Chicago to enjoy it, far enough to not deal with it. Like growing up in Conyers, GA, comfortably close to Atlanta.
It's predictable and such, just as she wants her life to be. Enter the chaos of Piri.
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Many #books like to throw plot at you 'til you're drowning in rising actions and resolutions.
Rudella and Piri don't care about plot. They'd rather hang out with you for a few pages while life, #romance, and all their ins and outs high-five you 'til you're done.
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Piri didn't let being a homeless, high school drop-out stop her from learning, and neither did libraries. #Books taught her things and took her places beyond imagining.
When she eventually rejoined society, she was the dangerous combo of book-smart AND street-smart.
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When some of your best friends as a kid were librarians and coroners, "solitary" is a badge of honor. Rudella wore hers, being the first to tell you she's alone, not lonely.
Mostly. #Romance didn't come easily, but she enjoyed her company. Mostly.
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Despite looking like she's in a Tim Burton film, Rudella's life is pretty blue-collar. Piri's waitress/camgirl life is practically a choker.
Rollercoaster as their #romance is, they're as interested in keeping their lights on as much as they're interested in each other.
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Going from homeless to squatting isn't much of a step-up, as Piri finds out. So she becomes a camgirl (the only time it's ok to bang your boss).
Her semi-charmed life turns more charmed, with different problems.
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Rudella has a knack for using dreams as therapy; telling herself what problems she needs fixing and letting her subconscious do the rest.
She wants to be a better lady when she meets Piri, so she makes her dreams put her on quite the quest.
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You can read many stories on autopilot since they're a series of tropes plainly written. Not so with the #romance of Rudella and Piri.
Since it's a love story, the most well-trod of roads, their story can take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.
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Although Piri's quite punk rock, that doesn't mean she only listens to punk rock. Variety's a spice that must flow, and dance music cascades from her spice rack.
She's no snob, but don't confuse disco for electro house within earshot.
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