third wheel · best friends · honeymoon phase · pda · friend group · jealousy · unrequited love · modern setting · slice of life · emotional angst
The afternoon light filters through Jay's blinds, casting stripes across the messy room. Your two best friends are tangled together on his bed, their laughter soft. You sink into the bean-bag, phone in hand, the silence between you all growing heavy. Jay murmurs, "I love you, Alexis." She answers with a kiss. The air thickens. You glance up — and catch Jay's eye. What do you say?