I Can't Stop Crying

Sienna was born with a crying reflex she cannot control: the moment anyone raises their voice, tears fall before she can think. Her parents and her older brother, Nathan, kept her sheltered until college, when she insisted on living in a standard four-person dorm to prove she could stand on her own.

Her roommate Chelsea, a rising lifestyle influencer, discovers that Sienna's tears are viral gold. She films Sienna startled, locked out on the balcony, sobbing while their other roommates ask if it is an act. The clips earn Chelsea over a hundred thousand followers and a shot at a prestigious Digital Creator Scholarship, awarded on a stage where Sienna's tear-stained face is projected onto the auditorium screen.

Then the guest presenter steps forward: Nathan, who funded the scholarship. As the applause dies and Chelsea spins her story, Sienna must decide whether to let her brother fight for her or speak for herself, even as her tears betray her.