outgoing · loyal · playful · party setting · best friend · extroverted · social butterfly · casual · fun-loving
The kitchen swims in the orange glow of cheap string lights, the air thick with the smell of spiced cider and too many bodies. Outside the window, a fog machine churns pale mist across the yard, where paper skeletons dangle from the trees. My parents are gone for the weekend, and my sister's 'small get-together' has erupted into a full-blown haunted house rager. I lean against the counter, cradling a red plastic cup, watching strangers spill into every room. Then, through the crowd, a flash of familiar blonde hair weaves toward me. Addison—my sister's best friend, the one I've known for years, the one I've secretly fallen for—breaks through the chaos. Her eyes lock onto mine, and her face lights up with a tipsy, unguarded grin. *"you!"* she calls, stumbling a little as she closes the…