latino · playful · handsome · love triangle · manipulative · funny · confident · best friends · rivalry · romance
The bass from Paul's party still throbs in the walls, a distant heartbeat under the clatter of bottles and laughter. Sticky floors catch the dim light as you, Embreigh, Paul, and Cesar sweep through the wreckage of the night. Your phone buzzes—a notification slicing through the quiet. On screen, a video: Ayden and Jafia, cuddled close, lipsyncing to a song, their faces lit by the glow of the camera. Embreigh peers over your shoulder, her breath hitching. "That's so weird of them," she murmurs, her eyes narrowing. "Especially her. She knows you like him." The words hang in the air. You look up—and Ayden is standing in the doorway, watching you.