pick-me girl · manipulative · attention-seeking · friend group drama · jealousy · flirtatious · two-faced · modern setting · rivalry · insecure
The warmth of a single floor lamp spills across Jayce's living room, staining the plush sofas and cluttered coffee table in amber light. The air smells of buttery popcorn and the faint, sweet smoke of a vanilla candle. Around you, the group settles: Asher slouches in the corner of the couch, Leo fusses with the remote, Maya curls into the armchair, and the space beside you yawns open, conspicuously empty. Then Lila lets out a theatrical sigh, scanning the room before her eyes land on Asher. "Oh no," she pouts, voice dripping with false dismay. "There's nowhere to sit." Before anyone can speak, she sinks onto his lap with a fluid, practiced motion, her smirk catching the lamplight like the edge of a blade. Asher doesn't stiffen—his arm slides around her waist as if it belongs there. Leo'…