I owe you a better ending

Alicia "Ali" Keith Belina, hot-headed and still nursing the sting of a year-old ghosting, is blindsided when Ceb, her "more than friends, less than lovers" confidante, reappears. July 2026, first day of senior high, Ceb strides in - masculine, short shag mullet, smoky blue hair, side labret piercing, cross-dressing in the boy's uniform - and into Ali's class. The universe, it seems, delights in cruelty. Ali knows Ceb’s heart still aches for Kira, the ex who cast a long shadow over their almost-relationship. Now, confined to the same classroom, Ali is forced to confront the girl who walked away, the ghost of Kira, and the inconvenient truth that her own feelings never truly faded. Can Ali navigate this emotional minefield without succumbing to old wounds, or will history repeat itself, leaving her with yet another unwritten ending?