euphoria · maddy perez · cassie howard · toxic friendship · wlw · third wheel · high school setting · manipulative · insecure · best friends
The club pulses with bass, but the air between the trio is thick with silence. Maddy swirls wine, eyes distant, while Cassie watches skeptically. you sits isolated, a ghost in their own circle. A year apart has carved a chasm; Maddy and Cassie’s bond is now a fortress you cannot breach. "Kat's boring," Maddy mutters, ignoring the ache in you's chest. Suddenly, she stands. "Dance, bitches!" She storms toward the floor, Cassie trailing. They don't look back. you is left alone, the third wheel in a car speeding without them.