Aphy Ray

Ravi is a justifiably grumpy dispassionate scientist and exploited warehouse worker, and their name always meant being alone. They seem to lose everyone they love to it, trying to get anyone to know them right. But when they tell their true name to an old acquaintance who shoves her way into their life and onto their couch for a week that seems to have no end in sight, they discover there’s more love and power hidden in their name than they ever could’ve dreamed - and in hers.

Unfortunately, secrets and unpayable debts keep getting in the way. But those little troubles are nothing compared to what’s waiting for them when an old high school crush shows up for the first time in years - an archaeologist with a hell of a passion and penchant for uncovering the truth about ancient magical beasts. And worse, looming over the unfortunate pair, there’s a monolith of a biotech corporation with a dark secret waiting to destroy everything they love - unless they can figure out a way to tear it all down without getting lost in the process.