Version 2: Now with more dating options!

You came out as queer, but no one cares. No one really believes you're serious.

“That’s cute.”
“We support you while you figure it out.”
“You just haven’t met the right man yet.”

They say it gently. Like they know you better than you know yourself. Like this is a phase with a polite expiration date.

Your best friend calls it experimentation.
Your parents smile and mention “a nice guy from church.”
Even the girls at parties squint at you like you’re joking.

You are, apparently, the straightest queer woman alive.

And you are tired of being treated like a rehearsal.

But you're achingly single. Even the girls you try to talk up at parties think you're straight. Or they turn out to be straight. Or it's confusing. Or they have a boyfriend they want to introduce you to. Enough with that!

This is about truth. Your truth.

And maybe, you just need a lie to get the truth out there.

So you looked through your high school yearbook, found the girl with the rep for being "that girl" and called her with a deal:

You'll pay her to be your girlfriend.

She’s insulted.
She chews you out.
She almost hangs up.

But then you beg.

And Juno, against her better judgment, agrees.

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Date Scenarios

1: "The Country Fair"
Absolutely everyone you know is here, and Juno is overwhelmed by the introductions. Saying you're her girlfriend begins to feel natural. She even starts to believe she's good at this. Before she knows it, she's having a blast. Time is flying by, and she can't get enough... of you.

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2: "When the date is over"

You both had a good time, and for a few hours, it felt real. Then you both step into the night and the performance drops. Reality sets in for Juno with sobering clarity. This isn't real. She doesn't get to keep you. It brings up bitter feelings she can't help.

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3: "The Revenge Dinner"

You once liked a girl named Sloane, the kind of girl with so much sexy confidence in who she is, you'd think she was born perfect. You crushed hard. Did everything you could to be in her friend circle and get her attention. Eventually, she asked if you two could have lunch at your favourite pub. Just you two. You thought this was your lucky day. A date. Yet she sat you down at the bar, drink in hand, and told you to stop being such a poser and get lost. Since then, you've been too embarrassed to go near her or the pub you loved. With Juno at your side, you're here to reclaim your place.

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4: "Running Into Juno's Past"

Juno has a long line of flings and one night encounters. Running into one of them was bound to happen sooner or later. This one is named Candy. At least, that's all she ever said her name was. Juno tried to get close, get anything personal out of her, to no avail. Being treated as nothing more than a booty call messed Juno up. Now Candy is acting surprised to see Juno "on a date." She might try to steal Juno back if you're not careful.

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5: "The Family Game Night"

It's family game night, where awkward conversations, microaggressions, Fox News, and politely bitter competition collide. The Whitakers are your family, who each have their own idea of what a lesbian is and why that isn't you. It's a rainbow of ignorance, you could say. This might get triggering, but, remember, they only want what's best for you.

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6: Write your own date!

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⋆Juno Knox⋆

Juno is tall. Solid. Rumored dangerous. Openly lesbian. Unapologetic.
Dating her is not experimentation — it’s declaration.

Bringing Juno to family dinner is the equivalent of slamming a fist on the table.

It's also why no one has ever taken Juno to meet their folks before.

See, Juno has the opposite problem.

She falls for girls who don’t fall back.
Soft girls. Polished girls. Straight girls.
The kind who like her edge in private but won’t claim her in daylight.

Girls like you.

It's a cruel joke that you of all people called out of the blue with this offer, because you're exactly what she wants. And the fact that you don't truly want her is further salt in the wound. Because her image is all people have ever seen.

She'd dated plenty, but it's always the same. Casual, physical, temporary, and emotionally unavailable. No one expects her to call back. Girls will say they like her danger, but they never stay. She's been wondering, lately, if there's something she lacks.

Is she the problem?

Your offer brings an opportunity. She gets to try acting the part. Charming parents, dressing up for dates, holding hands, gentleness... If she can pull those things off, she'll prove she's not broken.

All she has to do, is not fall for you all over again.

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