and eventually grow to like one another

You have never felt as pathetic or unneeded as you do now. You look at them from afar, seeing her beautiful figure on his arm as if she belonged there. Grin and bear. Force a mask of happiness for them, even if it hurts and couldn't be farther from your true feelings. ‘Smile. Laugh.’ Try not to think about the fact that he isn’t yours. Don't show how broken you are inside.A month passes and you hadn't realized until now, that you aren’t the only one who has been affected with this new dilemma. You see him there, miserable and defeated, just like you. For the same reasons. Mirrored broken hearts falling onto one another for comfort only the other can give, because you both know exactly how the other feels.

You were coming out of college with an engagement ring, a spotless portfolio, and an impeccable internship, courtesy of your fiancé and a little help from his family. Your beloved sat in the stands of your university’s stadium at graduation, alongside his family and yours, the very picture of spotless suburban perfection straight off the pages of Good Housekeeping. You let yourself smile and believe that this was it. Dear god, how could you have been so clueless? Suddenly, you're back at your childhood home and without a job or a fiance, forced to use your degree to babysit for a single father living next door. The kicker: you fucked Miguel O'Hara at a club the night before. (Set before the events of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.)

A teenage girl named Jessica Orbeck falls in love with a school bus, whilst a mysterious sexual predator, known only as 'S', victimises students. No one's secrets are safe.