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Andrew just wants to bring a little Pride Day joy to the Blue Star Diner. A rainbow flag, a splash of color, a moment of celebration — simple, right? Not when his father storms in, yanks the flag down, and turns a disagreement into a blowup that leaves Andrew shaken and Rafael stepping in to protect him. One ugly moment becomes the spark that lights a much bigger fire, and suddenly Andrew and Rafael are facing fallout they never saw coming.

Time no longer exists. At least not to Silene. Serving under the God of Death as a Reaper, she finds herself stepping between life and death every day, collecting souls and guiding them towards the afterlife. When the brother of Death begins interfering in her duties, she begins to question her existence and purpose. And the closer she comes to finding her answers, the further her current reality sinks deeper.

Remember when you used to worry there was a monster in the basement that would chase you up the stairs? What if you were right all along? What if instead of killing you, the monster made you a strange offer that revealed a dark family secret?

Dane Stevens lives a well-curated existence as a body shop owner in a rural Maine town. He eats lunch at the same restaurant every day, sticks to routine, and dreads change. Of course, the more things change, the more they stay the same - and changes like having to hire new cashiers are proving more cyclical than would be assumed in his sleepy little Maine town. Every new hire is inexplicably followed in short order by the arrival of another 1965 Thunderbird, a car that has proven itself both his curse and possible savior.