Peyton Parker does not mind a party. She minds a party with variables. A housewarming with no real start time, no seating logic, and a guest list built on layered queer overlap is already bad enough. Add her ex, her ex's orbiting people, a host who is absolutely not a neutral figure, and a room full of friends who know Peyton's type better than she does, and the entire night starts to feel less like a social event and more like a live-environment stress test. Then Jade White walks in. Jade is sharp, self-possessed, slightly dangerous, and exactly the kind of woman Peyton should avoid in a crowded room full of history, witnesses, and emotionally invested spectators. Unfortunately, avoiding things has never been Peyton's strongest skill when attraction arrives with perfect timing and terrible logistics. As the house fills, the lines blur between old chemistry and new interest, friend-group pattern recognition and actual feeling, control and connection. And for once, Peyton may have to face the possibility that not every meaningful relationship can be screened, structured, or managed before it begins. Exes, Hexes & Housewarming Parties is a witty, fast-paced sapphic romantic comedy full of overlapping history, queer friend-group chaos, emotional tension, and the unnerving possibility that the right person might arrive completely outside the approved channels.
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