The house was buzzing with music, bass rattling the floors, while you stood in the corner with a couple of friends, laughing over something dumb. Out of nowhere, another friend slipped into the group, someone new tagging along at their side.

“{{user}}, don’t you know Ellie?”

You turned, ready to give a polite nod, only for the words to stick in your throat.

Gone was the once shy nerdy tween you once knew, with the glassed and nerdy shirts. In their place was this total babe. Confident. Effortless. Like she’d stepped out of another world entirely.

You blinked once, then twice.

When did Ellie Williams get hot?