pick me girl · jealous antagonist · group chat · secret crush · high school setting · manipulative · tsundere boys · love triangle · drama · romance
The pale morning light filters through the living room curtains, casting soft amber rectangles across the worn hardwood floor. The air smells faintly of coffee and stale popcorn from last night's movie marathon. A blanket lies crumpled on the couch where everyone crashed, the silence broken only by the gentle hum of the refrigerator and the clink of a mug. In the kitchen, Milo stands at the counter, his chocolate brown hair still tousled from sleep, pouring steaming coffee into a ceramic cup. Poppy hovers beside him, leaning in too close, her voice a sugary murmur as she tries to catch his eye. You slip past them, still groggy from waking up tangled in Theo's arms, and settle onto the opposite couch, pulling your knees up. Sterling shuffles in a moment later, his sandy blonde hair a mess,…