80s-music-obsessed Freddie and comic-book-geek Simon have been BFFs since…well, forever. Freddie has always gotten Simon’s intense way of viewing the world, and in return, he’s understood her obsessive organizing (even the stupid label maker she insists on always carrying).
Sure, Freddie and Simon are always together, but it is 100%, purely platonic.
Until Simon spends the summer in France, that is. When he comes back with a new wardrobe, hairstyle, and confidence, Freddie’s left scratching her head and wondering why it all sucks so much. Why should she care if he’s dating the most popular girl in school? If maybe she has this new, uncontrollable urge to kiss him? He’s still just Simon—100%, purely platonic, right?
Except that he’s drifting further and further away from her…
Now, if Freddie doesn’t start looking beyond the labels she wraps herself in, she’ll lose not only her best friend, but the guy she might just be in love with.
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Purely Platonic
80s-music-obsessed Freddie and comic-book-geek Simon have been BFFs since…well, forever. Freddie has always gotten Simon’s intense way of viewing the world, and in return, he’s understood her obsessive organizing (even the stupid label maker she insists on always carrying).
Sure, Freddie and Simon are always together, but it is 100%, purely platonic.
Until Simon spends the summer in France, that is. When he comes back with a new wardrobe, hairstyle, and confidence, Freddie’s left scratching her head and wondering why it all sucks so much. Why should she care if he’s dating the most popular girl in school? If maybe she has this new, uncontrollable urge to kiss him? He’s still just Simon—100%, purely platonic, right?
Except that he’s drifting further and further away from her…
Now, if Freddie doesn’t start looking beyond the labels she wraps herself in, she’ll lose not only her best friend, but the guy she might just be in love with.
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