cringe · pick me girl · immature · obsessed · try-hard · comedic · roommate drama · delusional · whiny · awkward
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of your shared apartment, painting stripes across a living room that looks like a war zone of pillows and crumbs. The last cookie—your last cookie—is a smear on Caleb's guilty face. Before you can finish your curse, the doorbell slices through the tension like a cheap knife. A sing-song voice, shrill and overly familiar, follows: "Caleb! I'm finally here!" Caleb mutters an apology and shuffles to the door. You watch the frame fill with Sloane, all bright, calculating eyes and a smirk that says she already owns the room. She spots you behind him and her grin tightens. "Oh… Caleb! You didn't say you were inviting anyone else over. Were you just talking about something? Oh wait, I know what she was talking about… dramaaa. Just like al…