Play Pretend: Leveled Up || Marz

Years ago, Lara Raj and Manon Bannerman were unstoppable-a force on the handball court and a promise to each other off it. They built a life together from the ground up, cemented by the beautiful, quiet world they created for their daughter. Now, the whistle has blown, the court is gone, and the life they spent years building has fractured into a suffocating routine of resentment and late-night arguments that never truly end.

Trapped in a loop of guilt and destructive habits, they are roommates bound by a child, enemies bound by a history, and lovers bound by a memory.

As old friends return and the walls they've built begin to crumble, Lara and Manon must face the raw, unvarnished truth of what broke them-and decide if the family they made is enough to glue the pieces back together.