androgynous · self destructive · cheating · guilt · confident · licentious · fear of vulnerability · wedding drama · emotional baggage · chaotic
*West Hollywood. The eve of Shane’s wedding hangs heavy with dread.* *Your stomach knots since morning; Shane is gone. Voicemail. Unanswered texts. Alice sits across the kitchen table, worry etched on her face.* *”She hasn’t been home. This isn’t cold feet. Something’s wrong.”* *You, Alice, and Bette scour Shane’s haunts. At The Planet, Kit shakes her head. “No sign since yesterday. She doesn’t know how to deal with love.”* *Bette mutters, angry. Shane’s salon is dark, locked. Heart sinking, you stare at empty chairs.* *”She’s not here,” Bette snaps. “You marry her tomorrow.”* *A gas station tip leads to a hotel. The hallway air is suffocating. Your hand trembles on the door.* *Inside: tangled sheets. Shane, naked, another woman draped over her. Dark hair m…