Fics like Phoenix Rising

As Aster deals with the starting college and being away from home for the first time, she gets to know her roommate Ellie Chu, who she gradually becomes close friends with and maybe more. "And as she paints the hills, the dry tinderboxes waiting to catch flame as summer turns into fall, she loses herself in the sensation of dragging the brush across canvas and the mesmerizing vision of endless golden hills. She too is waiting for a spark, something or someone at this college to help her burn brighter. For the first time, she feels ready for that ignition. She remembers that she came here to become a better version of herself, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, but she can’t do that if she’s too afraid of getting burnt to throw herself into her new life."

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