Tourist season at Lake Wallenpaupack means a break in the monotony of Alexi's life. They've been secretly advertising the ice cream parlor they work at through the Foodspotting app, hoping that will bring even more customers. One such customer is Eli, a recent addition to the area with a bright and open disposition that Alexi is drawn to immediately. And since Eli is demisexual, Alexi welcomes him into their friend group of other queer twenty-somethings.

The more Alexi gets to know Eli, the more smitten they are. If only they didn't have crippling self-esteem issues, problems at home with their dad, and enough emotional baggage to fill a freight train. They're desperate to get out of that rut so they can have space in their heart for someone like Eli. After years of playing a passive role, making the first steps towards change might prove too much for them.



Feral Sephrian is a jack-of-all-writing-trades who scribbles anything and everything from poems to shorts stories to novels to screen and stage plays. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a double-degree in Ancient Studies and English Literature and a minor in Theatre Design and Production. She hopes to take this education and tell the stories of the past, present, and future in a variety of media.