Marnie is a senior in high school. She has one friend, almost zero social life, and dances ballet one night a week. She envies her older sister Maya, who has much more of a passion for dance, and gets to dance pas de deux; with guys.
Maya introduces Marnie to one of the guys in her class, Nate, hoping maybe they can go out some and she can help improve Marnie improve her social life and confidence, and also help her have some fun. They go out a few times and Marnie hates it. "He's too nerdy," she says.
Then, after some drama, Maya sets Marnie up with Thomas. Thomas is nice, but he's not who Marnie really wants. The only problem is that the guy that Marnie really wants, Mark, is the same guy Maya likes. And he's partners with Maya in the pas de deux class.
Will Marnie be able to win Mark's heart, despite his friendship with her sister?
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Kian Advani was a closeted queer in his high school. Always in denial of his true feelings and emotions. So much so that he did everything to blend in with the rest of the straight crowd. But that didn't mean he wasn't attracted to Enzo Santiago. The star soccer player of the school and someone Kian has been crushing on since seventh grade. Too bad he never got the chance to act on that crush.
Now he is finally out of his small-town conservative circle and giving himself a fresh start at University. Everything seems to be working as he has planned. His new workmates are not homophobic, and neither are his new friends. But can things remain under his control when Enzo waltzes into his life again, a little too unavoidable this time?
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