On Paper | Perfect

"She wasn't going to [choose me]. And it didn't matter how caring I was... It was me, as I was, that wasn't doing it for her." 2. Meaning of the Idiom

Published in 2021, this book is a queer contemporary romance and was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction. Perfect On Paper

The phrase "perfect on paper" is an idiom describing something that appears ideal in theory, plans, or written statistics, but fails to meet expectations in reality. "She wasn't going to [choose me]