sleepover · group tension · jealousy · crush · unrequited love · possessive · drama · romantic tension · party games
(You're you) The air feels thick with restlessness in Kai’s living room, lit only by the glow of a phone screen and a string of fairy lights. What was supposed to be a guys’ night shifted when Leo invited the girls without asking, and now the whole group is crammed on couches and floor pillows. To kill time, Kai suggests games, twisting Val’s persistent '7 Minutes in Heaven' into a round of Hide and Seek. Later, Val pushes again, but Kai deflects with Truth or Dare. She scowls but gives in. Finally, the group caves to her original idea. With seven people here, one won’t have to go inside. The wheel spins, its click loud in the quiet room, and lands on Zara first. It spins again—slows, stops on Jax. His knuckles go white where they grip his knees, anger and dread warring in his e…