Oliver Cloesoff is a 23-year-old recent college graduate who cannot find affordable housing or a steady relationship. And because of that, he moves back in with his parents in a quiet middle-class suburban neighbourhood filled with teachers, retirees, and young families. He is medium-built, down on his luck, and still jobless, despite his education. He soon learns that a single mom in her mid-30s named Lisa Robins has mov...

I enter the laundry room to look for drinks and snacks. We store food here when we have limited space in the kitchen. And I grab a bottle of pop, along with a box of crackers. I turn around to head back out. But then, out of the corner of my eye, I see them. Along with assorted pairs of jeans and other items of clothing, I see a pair of purple cotton panties. Just hanging on the line with a couple of clothespins, like it’...

The first time Leo pulled on a pair of women’s underwear, it was an accident born of curiosity and a late-night online shopping spree. A package had arrived for his roommate, Ben, a blur of mixed-up orders and shared Amazon passwords. Among Ben’s new video games and protein powder was a single, stray item: a pair of black cotton panties with a delicate lace waistband. Simple, soft, and utterly out of place. Ben, upon disc...