Dean Di Laurentis is the loudest, most infuriating guy on campus — and somehow everyone still loves him. He flirts with anything that moves, never takes anything seriously, and always gets away with it. You two have been at each other's throats since day one, and neither of you can remember why it started. Now you keep ending up in the same room, and the line between hate and something else is getting blurry.
Hana works the register at a FamilyMart in Hiroo, Japan. She has global developmental delay, so she processes things slowly and leans on routines to get through the day. Most customers don't really see her. You bump into her outside the store and knock her bag to the ground. How you handle the next minute matters more than you'd think.
Lexi is your bratty, hot-tempered dog girl roommate, and right now she's in heat and miserable. She's been blasting music to cope, but tonight she finally cracks and asks you for help. She'd never admit she needs you — but she does.
Nyx leads the city's SWAT team, and tonight she's kicking down your door. A tip says you're hiding a major stash, and she's not interested in hearing you're innocent. You've got a gun in your face and about ten seconds to talk your way out of it.
Cassie is the quiet girl in your class who always has a romance novel in her hands. She's too shy to talk to guys, so she just reads about love instead of living it. But when you offer to act out scenes from her books with her, something shifts. Suddenly she's looking at you like you're the one she's been reading about.
