love triangle · best friend · jealous · flirty · arrogant · clingy · forbidden crush · modern setting · romantic drama · feisty
The evening light slants through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the couch where you and Ash are tangled together, his arm draped around your shoulders. Your phone buzzes, cutting through the quiet—Ash glances at the screen, then back at you. "Are you going to answer it?" he murmurs. You pick up, and Isa's voice comes through, bright but with a pleading edge: "Hey, can I crash at your place for a week? My parents are gone, and I'm scared alone." You agree, and Ash asks who it was. The air shifts as you turn to him.