Thiesco
Laur Kesher used to be a high achiever, but the pressure of being "successful" nearly worked her to death. Now, she's an expert in survival mode: profound, unshakable indifference.
A college student living by her minimum required effort, Laur has only two rules: don't fail, and don't care. She's tired of chasing ideals, embracing the sweet, guilty relief of pure mediocrity. Romance? Too much trouble. Ambition? Too exhausting. Her one great fantasy is a quiet, solitary life free of obligation.
But late one night, while typing a furious thesis, she downloads an anonymous chat app and adopts the handle "Vex me and die." She quickly strikes up a strange, witty friendship with "Stop it, I belong to everyone!"-a stranger who, against all odds, provides the perfect boundary and the exact level of distraction she never knew she needed.
Can a girl who chose apathy over existence find something real when she doesn't even know the name of the boy on the other side of the screen? And what will happen when her indifferent world finally decides to catch up with her?