Half Sugar, Half Secrets
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Arthur is thirty-six, single, and very good at pretending everything is fine.
By day, he designs logos no one remembers. By night, he scrolls through dating apps he's too afraid to use. No one at work knows he's gay-just his three ride-or-die friends who run a chaotic little coffee stall called Bean There, Done That.
But when a new (suspiciously attractive) coworker shows up and a mysterious coffee customer keeps locking eyes with him, Arthur's carefully curated closet door starts to rattle.
Now caught between a maybe-date, a not-quite-stranger, and a nosy friend group who treat his love life like a group project, Arthur has to choose: keep playing it safe, or risk being seen-fully, awkwardly, honestly.
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