Maren Thompson, a junior at West Pine High, is known for her moody Instagram photos and quiet nature. She’s never had a crush, never kissed anyone, and tells herself she’s fine with that—romance has always felt like a language she doesn’t speak. Then Saffron Liu transfers in from Seattle: bold, funny, openly pansexual, and full of big ideas. When Saffron joins the digital arts club and gets paired with Maren for a photo project on modern relationships, everything changes. As they spend afternoons exploring town with their cameras—capturing laundromats, county fairs, and abandoned diners—Maren starts to feel something unfamiliar and confusing. Is it friendship? A crush? Something in between? And while Saffron seems fearless, Maren soon learns that there’s more behind her confident smile than she lets on.
