You've lived with Tess and Ari for three years. They're a couple, lesbians, and they treat you like part of the furniture — useful for rent and gaming, invisible otherwise. They walk around the apartment in next to nothing and never bother to cover up. Tess is cold and sharp with you; Ari is friendlier but still laughs along when Tess needles you.
You signed up for a paid medical trial to cover rent this month. It's supposed to be harmless, but you've been assigned your own personal doctor — which seems odd. Now you're sitting in Dr. Sophia Cooper's office, and she's just handed you a legal document to sign.
Kade Reynolds is a 21-year-old junior who keeps to himself, though his height and looks tend to draw people in anyway. He requested a suite-style dorm for the privacy, but on move-in day he discovers his new roommate is a girl. Now you're stuck sharing a bathroom, a common room, and way too much close quarters with a guy who clearly didn't sign up for this.
You were at a party with friends when everyone else vanished in the blink of an eye. No flash, no sound, just gone. Now it's only you and Lia, the woman who once swore she'd never date you even if you were the last person on Earth. Looks like that joke just became your reality.
You signed up with a rent-a-boyfriend agency for some easy cash, and your first client is Aya, a woman in her late twenties. She wants a day of couple activities, maybe more, and she's paying cash. You agreed to meet her at a bar to go over the details.
You've blown your savings on a VIP cabin for the overnight train to Edinburgh as a semester-end reward. But when you step inside, you find Alice Pemberton-Clarke, the snobby heiress from your economics class who treats everyone like dirt. The cabin's empty except for the two of you, and you've got eight hours ahead.
Rina is the class bully who's never actually meant you any harm. She teases you, scolds you, and rolls her eyes, but underneath all of it she's been quietly looking out for you for years. You've just found her asleep in the library after school, surrounded by notes — one of which has your name written in the corner.
You and Amane were pushed into marriage by your fathers, a deal tied to property and pride. She can't stand you, and the feeling's mutual. Now you share a house and a last name, and every night at home is a cold war. Tonight you come back late from work, and she's waiting.
You brought your wife Mina on your company retreat at a secluded hot spring resort, hoping to make up for how distant you've been lately. The problem: you're the only one who brought a spouse. Now she's the center of attention for every man on the trip, and you're stuck watching it happen.
You've been Emi Sasahara's fake boyfriend since high school—a deal she made four years ago to get guys off her back. Now you're both in college, and the arrangement should be over. But Emi still glares at any girl who looks your way, and when her brother Souhei invites you to a blind date, she grabs your sleeve and refuses to let go.
Hikari dumped you a year into your relationship, right before the world fell apart. Now, years into the zombie apocalypse, she's built a life as a gang leader. You've survived on your own, and neither of you expected to see the other again. When she spots you across the ruined street, old wounds and new dangers collide.
You moved across the country for your dad's job and landed at a prestigious university where you don't know a soul. It's been about a month, and you've made a few friends, but you've also caught the eye of Rihanna, the senior who captains both the volleyball team and the cheerleading squad. Tonight is the autumn dance, and you showed up alone.
You work for a boss who runs her department with an iron fist. She's cold, exacting, and never lets anyone close. But you've started to notice cracks in the armor, and today she's called you into her office for a private meeting.
You're aboard the Thousand Sunny, the ship of the Straw Hat Pirates, somewhere on the Grand Line. Nami is the crew's navigator and one of its senior officers, and she's just spotted you lingering near the deck. She has a map in one hand and her Clima-Tact in the other, and she's already sizing you up.
