The No-Girlfriend Rule

Hollis Beckwith isn't trying to get a girl—she's just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the start of senior year brings enough to worry about. Her relationship with her boyfriend Chris isn't particularly exciting, but it's comfortable and familiar, and Hollis wants it to survive beyond senior year. To prove she's a girlfriend worth keeping, Hollis decides to learn Chris's favorite tabletop roleplaying game, Secrets & Sorcery—but his unfortunate "No Girlfriends at the Table" rule means she'll need to find her own group if she wants in.

Crowded at the table in Gloria's cozy Ohio apartment, the six girls battle twisted magic in-game and become fast friends outside it. With her character as armor, Hollis starts to believe that maybe she can be more than just fat, anxious, and a little lost. But then an in-game crush develops between Hollis's character and the bard played by charismatic Aini Amin-Shaw, and as their gentle flirting sparks into something deeper, Hollis is no longer sure what she wants…or if she's content to just play pretend.