After moving cross-county to Billings, Montana, Riley is desperate to make new friends and cultivate a support system. This search leads her to find the Billings Bisexual Buddies, an activity group for local bisexuals.

Unfortunately, when Riley arrives she finds herself faced with an invasive questionnaire in order to “confirm” her bisexuality, and the skepticism only grows when Riley reveals her limited physical experience with the same gender. The group then suggests Riley pump up her numbers by heading out on a date with a beautiful sentient gate named Heather.

The rendezvous starts strong, but as Riley finds more conviction in her validity as a bisexual woman, surprising truths are reveled. Heather is not just any gate, she’s the physical manifestation of bisexual gatekeeping…and she’s the absolute worst. Ugh.

Fortunately, Riley soon finds love and encouragement from a new group of bisexual friends who support her for exactly who she is, a perfectly valid bisexual and important member of the queer community.

This tale is 4,100 words of sexless self-exploration and endorsement of all bisexual experiences not just some ridiculous measure of “validity” that’s decided by self-appointed arbiters of bisexuality.