This was a tiny free-with-the-newsletter short story. I didn’t expect a ton of romance plot from such a short friends to lovers story (the intimacy is usually grandfathered in with friends to lovers, I find).

Sapphic
Friends to lovers
Trans femme & cis butch FMCs
Only one bed
‘Oh no my apartment flooded, can I stay at your place?’

But I was pleasantly surprised by how much this story demonstrated their compatibility and what they brought to each other’s lives. That warmed my heart. And it had some spice, which I appreciated.

Plus, I randomly liked how un-idealized this New York setting was. Our lawyer FMC with wealthy parents still had a tiny apartment and I felt that.

It makes me want to read this author’s debut full length novel, Make Room For Love.