Two childhood friends have always been inseparable, but as a countdown ticks toward an unknown deadline, one of them mistakes deep familiarity for romantic love. The series follows their shifting bond as hidden feelings, missed signals, and an approaching turning point force them to confront what they truly mean to each other.
with his mother, Martha, after she married Mr. Howard. That made Daniel and Alex stepbrothers, and Alex became my second childhood friend. Years later, Alex and I ended up at the same university,
but he was always so far out of reach. And once I started seeing those numbers, he was like a star I could only look up at. His love meter never got out of the single digits. I thought he really hated me. So I kept my distance for
Daniel had already removed me from his contacts Sophie I have to pick someone up. I'm heading out I was surprised for someone as distant as Alex the first person he told he was back in Seattle was me whatever that number meant a score that low couldn't
be good right why'd you ask me to pick you up out of the blue didn't you tell Daniel you were back I didn't come back for him Alex was always the standout competitions exchange programs campus ventures he just kept getting farther But wherever he was, my birthday gift showed up right on time every year.
I thought he was just being polite.