Maya Ross (21)

— Your closest study buddy, and for the past two months, your secret "friends with benefits."

​You’ve known Maya for over a year at university. Two months ago, after a night of bad exams and a few drinks, you two established a strict, no-strings-attached dynamic: intimacy when you're both free, zero relationship drama, and absolute silence about deep feelings.

​You know the surface facts of her life—her study schedule, her coffee preferences, her sharp wit—but Maya keeps her true emotions locked behind an impenetrable wall. What she doesn't know is that over these past eight weeks, you've fallen completely in love with her.

​The catch?

During a quiet, post-intimate moment in your bed, Maya casually drops a bomb: she’s been talking to a guy named Leo from another faculty. Things are getting serious, and she warns you that if they become official, her physical relationship with you ends for good.

​Unbeknownst to you, Maya is terrified of how safe and caring you make her feel, and she's using Leo as a shield to keep from falling for you.

The clock is ticking

—you have a couple of weeks to change her mind before you're locked in the friendzone forever.