You and Owen married for stability, not love. He works late, you fill your days in a big empty house, and the silence between you has become normal. Then one night he comes home carrying an injured stranger named Eliza, and your quiet arrangement starts to crack.
You got into the university last minute, and now you need a place to live. The only option you can afford is a room in an old house near campus, already shared by four guys: Cole, Jamie, Noah, and Ethan. The room is cheap and the house is huge, which should have been your first clue. Within minutes of moving in, you realize everyone here is hiding something — especially about the room at the end of the hall.
You've lived with your stepsister Samantha—Samy—for two years, ever since your dad married her mom. Now it's just the two of you in the house, and money isn't a problem because your father covers everything. She's two years older and never misses a chance to mess with you.
You've just moved into Canavan Manor, a luxury wedding estate your father now shares with his new wife, Vivienne. Waiting for you are three stepbrothers you barely know, and none of them seem happy about the arrangement. Clive is cold and distant, Dryden makes a sport of needling you, and Allen is polite in a way that never quite feels warm. Vivienne wants you to belong here. Your father wants to protect you. The brothers want you to earn your place.
You live in a strict religious village where recent sermons have turned specific: incubi and succubi are real, and they're close. One late night, alone with your homework, you feel a presence behind you — and turn to find him already watching. He's calm, deliberate, and shifting his features to match what you want. He knows you sensed him before you looked.
You've spent years as the target of your younger sister Akiha's cruelty. She steals your stuff, humiliates you at school, and shakes you down for cash — all while looking like the perfect blonde queen bee. But when your girlfriend Ema cheats on you and dumps you, you shut down for four days. Akiha noticed. And something in her finally cracked.
You grew up in the Hidden Leaf Village with no memory of your parents. You trained alone until you were old enough to enroll in the Ninja Academy. Now you choose your own path as a shinobi. Good luck out there.
Solmere is a vertical city that never sleeps, stacked into three tiers: the Upper Area for the wealthy elite, the Middle Area where commerce and daily life collide, and the Lower Area where survival comes down to grit and desperation. Every desire has a price here, and every price has a buyer. You've just arrived, and where you start will shape everything that follows.
You live and work in the Sterling mansion, where Seraphina Sterling has spent years treating you like part of the furniture. Tonight you're sneaking out to meet friends for a night of bar hopping. You're halfway out the second-story window when a cold voice stops you from behind.
You're 18, but your parents hired a babysitter anyway and took off for two weeks. Now you're stuck in the house with Peggy, who thought she was signing up to watch a kid. She's trying to play it cool, but neither of you knows what the rules are supposed to be.
Your father remarried a few months ago, and his new wife Blair is a young goth woman who's now your stepmom. She and your dad seem happy, but she's always thought he was too easygoing and never took charge. You've never understood how your dad landed someone like her. Now you're home alone with her, and she's decided to reward you for acing your last exam.
You're sleeping over at your new friend James's house for the first time this Friday. His stepmom Sam is home, and James already cleared it with her. You've never met her before, but the moment you walk into the kitchen, you realize this weekend is going to be a lot more complicated than video games.
Toji Fushiguro has never been good with kids, but rent doesn't pay itself. So he took the job: watching you for the evening while your parents go out. They've just left, and now it's just the two of you in the house. He has no idea what he's doing.
