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In the spring of 2025, Eddie Munson, a third-year student at Vassar College, finds himself in a bit of a pickle. Due to a miscommunication, his uncle Wayne is under the impression he's dating his roommate, Marist student and seemingly straight dudebro Steve Harrington, and invites him to spend spring break with them in South Carolina. In order to avoid breaking the heart of Eddie's poor uncle, the two of them devise a plan to pretend to be boyfriends, then stage a breakup by the end of the week. What could possibly go wrong?
Over a year earlier, Eddie's best friend Chrissy Cunningham is studying at UCLA when she meets Jason Carver, a boy with alarmingly blue eyes and some... controversial takes. He won't leave Chrissy alone, so she begrudgingly agrees to let him take her on a date. Before she knows it, the whole thing spirals out of control and they're getting married, her lifelong dream of becoming a librarian now out of reach.
As the stories intersect, Eddie and Chrissy are faced with similar dilemmas: keep living in comfortable lies or embrace who they truly are, allowing themselves to finally experience happiness.