. While largely one-sided initially, Cory’s deep feelings for Bradley led him to risk his career to protect her
: High-stakes relationships involving characters who shouldn't be together, such as a "bad boy" and a "good girl," or a relationship kept hidden from family or coworkers [16, 26, 39]. Key Relationship Themes Intense Physical Chemistry
What followed was a series of Big Ass Mornings —a colloquialism the two had coined to describe the mornings that defined their relationship. For Jamie, these were mornings when Alex surprised her with a handwritten poem on post-it notes, hiding them in her lunchbox or under her windshield wiper. For Alex, they were the mornings he’d wake up to Jamie’s chaotic but endearing “artistic mornings”—her half-finished paintings, her mismatched socks, and her ability to turn a simple yogurt into an edible masterpiece.