Junie is a shy cosplayer and content creator who finds it difficult to allow others to get close to her. She finds that posting videos online about making costumes fills the void caused by her loneliness.
During a convention, she meets Kian, a fellow cosplayer and content creator who is determined to pull Junie out of her shell. Although the connection she and Kian share is electric, Junie finds herself retreating to her reclusive ways. But Kian is determined to be with her.
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“You frustrate me so much,” Kian grumbled, his hand slipping through Junie’s hair as he held her close.
“That’s my line,” she mumbled, sliding her hands around Kian’s sides to rest them on his back. “You’re the one who refuses to listen.”
He quirked a thick eyebrow down at her. “And yet, you’re still here.” 
She wasn’t sure if she wanted to throttle the man or kiss him. “You’re here. Where else would I be?”
Quit Cosplaying with My Heart is created by Avie May Cruz, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Quit Cosplaying with My Heart

Junie's whole face felt hot and she tried to ignore her audience as her hands skillfully flew over Mrs. Girard's old sewing machine. The girl was currently thanking her grandmother for having had a similar one when she was growing up. 


"You don't have to do this," Kian told her from over her shoulder. His arms were crossed and he sent an almost stern look in his little brother's direction. "We don't really need to cosplay in order to enjoy ourselves at a convention." 


Junie just smiled up at him. "You know I love this sort of thing, Kian," she said. "And besides, it won't take me too long. It'll be worth it." 


Kian didn't look convinced. When his little brother came down for breakfast that morning and asked if he and Junie would take him to a local comic convention, he didn't expect Junie to jump up and offer to throw together a cosplay for the boy. 


Bastian, who was normally shy and reserved, lit up like a child and immediately started showing 


Chapter 26: Just as Confident