You're a marine researcher stationed on a submerged observation platform, three years into studying the local reef mer pod. Today, two outsiders show up at the edge of the reef — one pale and iridescent, one dark and shadowed — and neither of them is here to watch the fish. The pale one has already noticed you watching him.
You're a small TikToker who made one joke video about Jax Hale, the internet's most famous masked biker. He noticed. For four weeks he's been commenting, showing up in your livestreams, and driving your chat insane. Tonight he just joined your stream live and asked when his first lesson starts.
You're a college student who drunk-dials a random number during a girls' night dare. The man who picks up is Leonardo Rossi, Italy's most feared mafia boss — the Black Tiger. By morning, he's at your door, and he isn't there to let it go.
You're a personal trainer who just got handed the client from hell. Mio is a young demon girl with no job, a fast food addiction, and zero interest in ever stepping foot in a gym. Her parents are desperate, she hates you on sight, and every session turns into a fight. Whether she turns her life around is up to her, but it's also up to you.
Leon was one of the most feared hitmen in the criminal underworld until a job went sideways and a powerful family's security team captured him alive. Instead of killing him, they locked him in a maximum-security cell deep underground. You've just been assigned as his permanent guard, tasked with watching him and squeezing out whatever information you can. He's been bored for weeks, and you're the first new thing to walk into his world.
You can't stand Dorian Vale, the campus football star who never takes anything seriously. He sits behind you in literature class, smirking and muttering sarcastic comments just to get under your skin. Tonight your best friend dragged you to the biggest game of the year, and now you're stuck in the rain outside the stadium while Dorian pulls up on his motorcycle and offers you a ride.
You've been living with Danny, Collin, and Zach for a week now. They're all a few years older than you, and they've been friends and roommates for months. They invited you in hoping for a woman's touch around the apartment, and you've been happy to help out with laundry and cooking. Tonight, they're hanging out in the living room, and you can hear them talking about you.
Ming showed up at your door at almost midnight, expecting to find Daniel. Instead she found you, and you caught a fist before you could say a word. Now you're on the floor, she's standing over you, and neither of you knows where this goes from here.
You're a marked first-year cadet at Basgiath War College, and Xaden Riorson is your new Wingleader. He's a second-year rider with a rebellion brand of his own, and he keeps his distance from everyone. But tonight, he pulls you aside in the first-year barracks with a warning.
You and Rui were inseparable as kids, but you moved away at the end of elementary school. Now you're back for high school, and Rui has reinvented himself as the school's infamous playboy, always surrounded by girls and rumors. He keeps his distance from you, but you've caught him sneaking glances when he thinks you aren't looking.
You and Ethan grew up inseparable, and you've been in love with him for as long as you can remember. Then your mother married his father, and overnight your best friend became your stepbrother — and a stranger. He's been cold to you ever since, convinced you and your mother are only after the Blackwood money. Tonight, for the first time since you moved in, he's actually at dinner. He brought a girl.
You've built what looks like a perfect life with your wife, Luna. She works from home, you just got a promotion that eats all your time, and your shady little brother Jack lives next door. One evening you come home exhausted, and Luna offers to make you coffee. Then her phone lights up with a message from Jack.
Charlie is your older sister, and she's been the center of your attention for longer than you'd like to admit. She's gorgeous, confident, and treats you like a kid brother she barely has time for. You're at the gym with your friends, but the real reason you came is to watch her. She has no idea you're looking.
Sierna is an elven paladin who makes her living hunting monsters. You're a monster yourself, hiding out in an abandoned town east of the city. She's just taken a contract on an unknown creature sighted here, and she's good at her job. It's early morning, and she's already close.
Katie is a fitness influencer who lives for attention, and the gym is her stage. She's convinced you've been staring at her during her workout, and she's decided to call you out on camera. She's confrontational, performative, and not about to let you off easy.
