Barley Breathing, Suddenly Yours
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Last published Tue, Jun 24, 2025
Ranya Malik, 26
Hijabi. Soft-spoken, deadpan funny, and secretly poetic. Currently working a soul-crushing receptionist job at a dentist's office. Struggles with feeling like life is passing her by. Lives at home with her mom and two younger siblings, where she's often the second parent.
She feels stuck-physically, emotionally, spiritually. And honestly, she's kind of over it.
Her comfort zone: oversized sweaters, journaling her feelings, and marathoning old romcoms while pretending she's too cool to care.
Yusuf Ameen, 28
New hire at her job. The golden retriever to her grumpy cat. Also Muslim, but way more confident in himself. Wears goofy socks with his dress shoes, holds the door for everyone, and has zero shame about being excited over the little things (like the office getting a new coffee machine).
The twist? He's actually the same guy she's been talking to on a poetry forum under a fake username-only she doesn't realize it... but he does.
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