The Build A Boyfriend Project

He’s teaching him to fake it… until love writes its own story.

In The Build-A-Boyfriend Project, Eli Francis—stuck as an assistant at clickbait-churning “Vent”—is ghosted by his ex and barely scraping by. When roommates set him up on a disaster blind date with Peter Park, Eli’s boss seizes the trainwreck: “Teach him to date,” he says, “and write an article.” What Eli doesn’t tell Pete: he’s secretly writing a much deeper piece on queer Southern upbringing. But as simulated dates turn real, what started as a career move becomes something genuine, and Eli faces the heart-wrenching choice between fame and honesty.

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