Samus Mallory believes the right kind of fantasy can change someone's life. Which is why she started to teach fantasy literature at her university, and why Jackie Vasquez, a cute cosplayer who always cross-plays, catches her eye.

As the two connect over their favourite novels and a cyberpunk game called Hack the Planet, Samus thinks she's found the perfect person to be herself around -- until their busy schedules and Jackie's upcoming graduation ceremony puts a strain on their relationship, and Samus fears she's to blame.

But as Jackie spends more and more hours on a new cosplay, she starts to realize her fantasy life -- and future -- might not be what she and everyone else has always envisioned.