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Ginny is a woman of few words and one very large, very inconvenient crush.
She's "the reserved girl"-the one who'd rather calculate the trajectory of a falling star than strike up a conversation with a stranger. But she's also brave enough to be openly herself, even if her romantic life has been a series of silent pining sessions from the back of the lecture hall. Tired of watching from the sidelines, Ginny decides it's time to confess. The problem? She knows absolutely nothing about her crush's interests.
Enter Jayna: the campus sunbeam, the girl everyone knows, and the best friend of Ginny's mysterious beloved.
Jayna is chaotic energy personified-the kind of girl who can charm her way out of a parking ticket and into a VIP lounge. When Ginny approaches her for insider intel, Jayna sees an opportunity. She doesn't just want to help; she wants to turn this into the ultimate romantic heist.
Jayna's "help" comes with strings attached. To "prepare" Ginny for her big confession, Jayna subjects her to a series of increasingly ridiculous "practice dates," social experiments, and "compatibility tests." It's meant to be a game-a way for Jayna to keep things interesting while playing Cupid. But as the crowd fades away and the two are left alone in quiet dorm rooms and late-night diners, the script starts to flip.
Amidst the chaotic advice and the fake-dating drills, Ginny begins to see the vulnerability Jayna hides behind her cheerful mask-a girl who has never once shared her own preferences with the world. Meanwhile, Jayna realizes that she's accidentally curated the perfect partner, but for the wrong person.
As the deadline for the "big confession" looms, the butterflies aren't coming from the thought of the crush anymore. They're coming from the girl holding the playbook. In this romantic comedy of errors, Ginny and Jayna must figure out if the best way to win the game is to stop playing by the rules altogether.