A 12-year-old closeted boy at a middle school dance watches the new kid he's been admiring from the bleachers, hoping for a sign that the feeling might be mutual.
#hopeful
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A heartbroken young woman, ruined by misfortune after losing her family and fortune, finds unexpected love at a storm-battered lake house.
A man recovering from a messy breakup with his fiancée and her four unruly daughters finds a glimmer of hope in a new connection.
After Sara leaves, Angie meets a kind stranger named Phillip on the beach who offers her a ride and a comforting connection.
A young man recounts how he fell instantly for a beautiful girl he glimpsed at a book fair and desperately sought a second encounter.
A teen boy grapples with his feelings for his bi friend after a secret encounter, meeting him at the duck pond to finally talk things out.
A 19-year-old mixed-race community college student in California introduces himself and previews his first true story, spanning the three weeks following a Valentine's Day breakup.
A heartbroken young man uses a mysterious time-traveling watch to reconnect with a classmate named Tina and try for a fresh start at love.
A shy, overlooked high-school student discovers her longtime best friend Shane may be interested in her when an end-of-year party brings them closer together.
A hungover college photographer wakes up next to the girl he has long admired and decides to stay instead of his usual walk of shame.
A down-on-his-luck man heading to a new job strikes up a flirtation with a striking redhead on a crowded summer bus.
A bullied fourteen-year-old girl who hates her body finds a possible ally in a mysterious newcomer.
A chronically depressed teenage girl decides to end her life on her eighteenth birthday but encounters a man who changes everything.
A man who freed a woman trapped in a magical vessel for over two millennia learns she may have been destined for him to fulfill more than just her dying mother's wish.
A bullied young man discovers a magical Persian tar that summons a beautiful genie who falls in love with him and becomes his bonded companion.
Two months after a chance meeting, Marie and her eclectic group of friends road-trip to Colorado so she can reconnect with Jeremy, a soldier she barely knows.
A young swordsman fleeing a cursed camp is rescued from deadly shadow creatures by a mysterious stranger who offers his friendship.
A nervous new student arrives at school hoping to find a boyfriend and is drawn to a brooding blonde classmate who sits alone.
After losing two beloved mates, a polyamorous patriarch and his harem gather to mourn, celebrate life, and plan new beginnings together.
A college freshman comes out as gay to his ROTC roommate, and the two grow closer as they navigate the first quarter of school together.