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Gambling also extends beyond the illegal parties. Tyler approaches people as though they're cards to be counted and risks to be calculated. He believes that with enough information, he can predict every response. Stella, Blake, Meg, Richard, and even Tyler himself ultimately refuse to behave according to his calculations.

On the surface, it’s a dark romance wrapped around obsession, anonymity, and a fantasy that edges close to something far more unsettling. But sit with it a little longer, and what unfolds is less about darkness for its own sake and more about what people reach for when they’ve been living too long without softness, without safety, without being truly seen.