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David has spent nearly a decade working up the courage to ask out Hannah, his lifelong crush. He’s almost certain she’ll turn him down, but he knows he has to try. What he doesn’t expect is how brutally she rejects him. The sting of it forces David to take a hard look at his life.

Craig’s expensive degree got him nowhere but deep in debt. Now he scrapes by doing grunt work for a fire and flood restoration crew—tedious labor, lousy pay, but better than nothing in a dying town. Then comes the rare perk: a month-long job inside the mysterious “castle” that looms over the hills.

The Real Life Barbie Doll competition is coming to town, and local photographers are scrambling for work as hundreds of pink-clad hopefuls rush to submit their required photoshoots. Charlie expects to be flooded with bookings... but only a handful of models choose him, leaving him frustrated...

Mark never cheated—honestly. But Susie never believed him. Her constant accusations finally push him to end things for good. Over coffee, he makes it official: the relationship is over. He doesn’t expect to fall into something new so soon...

Program director Ms. Nowak is at the end of her rope. Her boarding program for international female fashion students is one resident short of meeting the requirements for funding—and in this economy, new applicants are scarce.

Justice wants to learn French, but the language learning apps have gotten him nowhere. Then, a stranger recommends he try out a new AI assistant, and his life is changed. The AI is the perfect study buddy and coach. The lessons are tailored perfectly to his lifestyle and learning style.

Logan can’t stop laughing at his sister Sophie. She’s been roped into yet another bridesmaid gig—this time for Clara, her influencer friend turned nightmare bridezilla.

Since the government launched the Department of Pairing—an AI-driven system that assigns every eighteen-year-old their “perfect match”—society has transformed. Divorce rates have plummeted. Productivity has skyrocketed. People have never been happier.

Myles hasn’t had many wins since his wife cheated, divorced him, and left him with nothing. But then he stumbles onto what feels like a miracle: a massive two-story rental for the price of a shoebox apartment.

Malcolm has an unusual hobby: hacking into systems everyone else thinks are unhackable. So when the CEO of Confessions—the wildly popular secret-sharing app—boasts that it’s impenetrable, Malcolm takes it as a challenge. And then he breaks in.

Eli is in an awkward position. An injury has sidelined his twin sister, Madison, just a week before the most important figure skating competition of her season. She can’t compete—but she has an idea.

Evan was excited for a quiet week in his boss’s big, beautiful house. He was hired to housesit: water the plants, feed the cat, keep the dog company. But his boss never mentioned Lila, his nineteen-year-old daughter, would be at the house with him.

When broke and aimless Bert signs up to be an extra in a vampire-themed LARP, he expects foam swords and cringe. He definitely does not expect to meet Vivian, the insanely gorgeous ‘vampire queen’. And he doesn’t expect her to be so interested in him.

Tyler isn’t popular. Far from it. In fact, he might be the only person on campus who wasn’t invited to the sorority’s big annual Halloween Bash. So he spends a whole year trying to improve his social status—even going way out of his comfort zone to join a fraternity.

Callum keeps hearing rumours: impossible tales about a mysterious trans woman. Guys are saying that if you touch her private area and make a wish, that wish will come true. Absurd. But those rumours keep circulating, and some guys insist that it’s real.

Michael has finally taken the leap to pursue art as his full-time career. It’s always been his dream—but the financial instability is starting to take its toll.

Jake is the guy everyone wishes they were: a tall, handsome, muscular football hero with a full scholarship and a promising future in the NFL. He has everything. Well—almost everything. His grades are questionable, and an unexpected test might have him flunking one of his more important classes.

Ray's never had issues with the ladies. In fact, he’s been with a different girl every week since the day his voice cracked. Then he meets Kate, and she’s different. She puts up with Ray’s crap in a way that no woman ever has before, and it’s not long before Ray starts thinking she might be the one.

When Quinn Frank, a young man, wakes from a coma convinced he’s a woman named Erica Smith—someone who supposedly died in a plane crash—everyone thinks he’s suffering some sort of delusion.

Anthony wasn’t the best teenager, always getting into trouble, always bullying and teasing. The nasty trend continues into his early adult years—until his bad deeds start to catch up with him. All of a sudden, bad things start to happen to him, and he knows exactly what’s happening: karma.