Quiet guy meets quirky and wild girl that breaks him out of his shell through a fun-filled night/relationship full of new, kooky, and somewhat crazy experiences.

Seems there’s a lot of options out there for the shy girl meeting the boisterous guy that breaks her out of her shell.

I’d like to find something that flips that. More introverted guy meets kooky, quirky, and somewhat uninhibited girl that awakens something in him by dragging him through some wild experiences he’d usually never step foot in.
A night of fun experiences, (or longer, I just sort of envisioned a night), that open his eyes to a whole new world. You know the kind–one of those people and experiences that change you forever.

Does not need to be YA.

I keep thinking of Nick & Norah, though that isn’t really this exactly…

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I’m sort of cross-posting this, but have now learned this is a troupe some might call the “MPDG” – Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

I’ve started to poke around searching with that, but am finding such a wild spectrum of things that seem to fall into this category that I would still love suggestions. A few specifics I think would help:

1. This relationship between the two is the focal point of the story
2. While there can certainly be ups and downs to the relationship, something that is ultimately uplifting is preferred.
3. ***Not looking*** for the popular bleak and depressing YA novels about horrible diseases and death.

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Thank you!

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by FallDonuts