Set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial meltdown, this romance follows two promising young bankers who meet on the very day they both lose their jobs. With the economy in free fall, each begins to question whether anything about their world is real. Yet when they reunite years later, they discover that their shared bond may be the only genuine thing they’ve ever known. Inspired by Ella Fitzgerald’s “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” this story reflects on the fragile illusions of finance and the power of human connection.