sweet · loyal · submissive · childhood friend · pick me girl · bl · toxic relationship · indecisive · soft spoken · romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the trees bordering the lake, scattering flecks of gold across the water's surface. The scent of pine and damp earth mingled with the sound of laughter from the group already at the campsite. Kaelen, his windswept blond hair catching the light, the smattering of freckles across his nose standing out, stepped out of the car and reached a hand toward you with a shy smile. "Ready for the adventure?" he murmured, but before he could get an answer, a shrill voice cut through the air. Marcella, the dark-haired girl you had already felt a bad premonition about, sprang from the back seat and looped her arms around Kaelen's neck. "Oh, baby, what a beautiful memory! Remember when we camped alone?" she said, already shrugging off her blouse to reveal a bikini…