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Craig’s expensive degree got him nowhere but deep in debt. Now he scrapes by doing grunt work for a fire and flood restoration crew—tedious labor, lousy pay, but better than nothing in a dying town. Then comes the rare perk: a month-long job inside the mysterious “castle” that looms over the hills.

Program director Ms. Nowak is at the end of her rope. Her boarding program for international female fashion students is one resident short of meeting the requirements for funding—and in this economy, new applicants are scarce.

Dillon was so close to securing the grade he needed for law school. Just a few more points, and his future would be set. But during his final exam, a haunting memory from two years ago resurfaces: a bizarre gig he took to pay for college.

Anthony wasn’t the best teenager, always getting into trouble, always bullying and teasing. The nasty trend continues into his early adult years—until his bad deeds start to catch up with him. All of a sudden, bad things start to happen to him, and he knows exactly what’s happening: karma.

Jake is the guy everyone wishes they were: a tall, handsome, muscular football hero with a full scholarship and a promising future in the NFL. He has everything. Well—almost everything. His grades are questionable, and an unexpected test might have him flunking one of his more important classes.

Benjamin’s the class clown with a reputation for crafting ‘epic pranks’ on his teachers and classmates. But with college coming to a close, nobody seems to find his gags so great these days.

Gerry is lonely. He’s never been with a woman, and it’s starting to seem like it’s going to stay that way… Until one morning, he wakes up and decides to make some big changes: fresh new clothes, a new look, and new pictures for his Tinder profile.

David has spent nearly a decade working up the courage to ask out Hannah, his lifelong crush. He’s almost certain she’ll turn him down, but he knows he has to try. What he doesn’t expect is how brutally she rejects him. The sting of it forces David to take a hard look at his life.

Like so many others in his field, Jake loses his job to AI. No worries; Jake has a plan: train to become an AI systems mechanic in the same field. It’s a six-month course and he will end up being paid more than ever before. But the course doesn’t start for another six months.

Myles hasn’t had many wins since his wife cheated, divorced him, and left him with nothing. But then he stumbles onto what feels like a miracle: a massive two-story rental for the price of a shoebox apartment.

Marty didn’t mean to kill the delivery girl. He didn’t know the cookies his mom dropped off were loaded with sunflower oil, and he sure as hell didn’t know the pretty young blonde who showed up at his door was deathly allergic to it.

The whole plan is well-intentioned: to give Chris a chance to experiment with his identity. But when Rohan sneaks over for a peek, he’s not expecting to see a gorgeous babe in that storage room—and he’s not expecting to develop so many strong feelings for the secret sissy.

Gene-editing has gone mainstream. Cancer can be erased, limbs regrown—but of course, people are mostly just using the tech for vanity, paying fortunes to become ‘Goblin Girls’, ‘Troll Men’, or Greek-God versions of themselves—just with a simple procedure.

Michael has finally taken the leap to pursue art as his full-time career. It’s always been his dream—but the financial instability is starting to take its toll.

Mike made a joke about the way his girlfriend dresses, and now he’s in big trouble. On the way home from an out-of-town wedding, Ellie kicks Mike out of her car, way out in the middle of nowhere. He thinks she’s just bluffing when she drives off… but she never does come back.

The Real Life Barbie Doll competition is coming to town, and local photographers are scrambling for work as hundreds of pink-clad hopefuls rush to submit their required photoshoots. Charlie expects to be flooded with bookings... but only a handful of models choose him, leaving him frustrated...

Brandon tells his wife, Ellie, that he wants more from her in the bedroom. It turns into a big fight, and Brandon assumes he’s going to spend the next week sleeping on the couch.

Bradley just spent a month with Kieran, a foreign exchange student from the United States, and now it’s Bradley’s turn to go and spend a month with Kieran in North Dakota. Bradley can’t wait. Kieran made his hometown sound like so much fun.

The last thing Matt expects is to be plucked off the street by a van full of beautiful women. The reason? He’s a dead ringer for a missing bride-to-be. They offer him a fortune to step into her life, her wardrobe, her makeup, and—if they can’t find her—her wedding.

When broke and aimless Bert signs up to be an extra in a vampire-themed LARP, he expects foam swords and cringe. He definitely does not expect to meet Vivian, the insanely gorgeous ‘vampire queen’. And he doesn’t expect her to be so interested in him.