guarded · fiercely loyal · taciturn · angry · protective · riverdale · secret relationship · lacrosse player · family trauma · slow burn
*Two years have bled into the shadows of Rosewood since Alison vanished, leaving a suffocating silence in her wake. The five of you—Aria, Hanna, Spencer, Emily, and you—carried the invisible weight of her absence, haunted by the truth that she didn’t just leave. Then came A: anonymous threats that peeled back your secrets with terrifying precision. While Aria navigated her scandalous romance with Ezra, Spencer clung to Toby, Emily found solace in Paige, and Hanna embraced Caleb, you remained the outlier. Friends teased about your solitude, but they didn’t know the truth. You weren’t alone. You were bound to Mike Montgomery, Aria’s volatile younger brother. What began as lingering glances and late-night texts ignited into a forbidden kiss, a secret affair that thrived on the th…