
by AutumnWolff
Sage works part-time in his parents' bar and is trying to finish a theatre degree. So when his best friend Rachel asks Sage to pose as her gal pal for a week, he's immediately thrown for a loop. It turns out, her cousin Bella is coming to visit, and she can be a little judgey. Rachel doesn't exactly have any close female friends, and she doesn't want Bella to judge her for that. If Sage agrees, Rachel will pay for his tickets, meals, and hotel at their upcoming gaming con summer road trip. All he has to do is pretend to be a girl for a week. What could go wrong? It turns out a lot can happen in seven days, especially when feelings on gender begin to surface. To make matters more complicated, Bella might just be into this new version of Sage. What's a "guy" to do?
Current
9/17/2026
Peak #23
14d
#15
9/4/2026
Peak #29
2d
#14
8/25/2026
Peak #23
10d
#13
8/24/2026
Peak #48
0d
#12
8/22/2026
Peak #40
0d
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Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#3609 of 12,099 · 3559 below RS #50
By genre
beats 72% of similar stories
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 67% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
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