An apartment inspector falls for the adult tenant whose homemade repairs are the pride of his building. Finding a safe way to keep neighbors housed forces them to distinguish practical care from rules designed mainly to protect appearances.
A spaceflight trainer can prepare anyone for an emergency except herself for an ordinary date. The calm chef hired for a simulated mission refuses to treat their growing attraction like another assessment.
A glassmaker repairing an enchanted palace discovers its windows repeat every private compliment she makes about the gardener. Quiet attraction becomes a public embarrassment, but the palace has a deeper reason for refusing to let its residents remain politely alone.
An adult night-tour guide falls for the vampire hired to make her failing tours more theatrical. His painfully sincere attempts at modern conversation reveal a person who wants to be known without performing a legend.