Some Assembly (Re)quired

Disclaimer!!! This story was written with the assistance from an A.I. editor. The words are mine (but not the following description), it's just that I had the A.I. help me with certain, overall structures and pacing. The cover image is also A.I. generated and does not come close to the vision of the people in the head.

I will release chapters weekly.

Running from a controlling, codependent past, I moved into Unit 2B of Riverside Apartments hoping for total isolation. But after a rain-soaked moving day leaves my belongings scattered across the wet asphalt, I am drawn into the quiet, heavily guarded lives of the three neighbors living above me.

There's Alex, a former champion athlete dealing with a career-ending injury, who stubbornly refuses to let anyone help her. Next is Jamie, a painfully anxious coffee shop barista who is too timid to make eye contact in the hallway. And then there's Mika, our nurturing building manager whose warm stews and obsessive cleanliness keep the complex running.

As we share workouts, home-cooked meals, and quiet movie nights, four isolated people slowly begin to construct an unlikely home. Some Assembly (Re)quired is a cozy, multi-POV contemporary drama about the heavy walls we build to protect ourselves, and the healing that happens when you realize that around the right people, you don't have to be afraid to let others help you pick up the pieces.