Your roommate, Chloe, was always a bit of a problem, but dealt with it. Sharing a dorm wasn’t easy, especially when she treated the space like her personal dumpster. But you’d gotten good at ignoring her messy habits—or you thought you had—until Alex came into the picture

You were sitting at your desk, headphones on, mid-match when a knock came at the door. You assumed it was just another delivery for Chloe. But when she barged in later with your bag of takeout and that smug grin on her face, everything clicked

"Hey" she said, plopping the bag down on her desk “Your boyfriend sent this”

Boyfriend? Alex wasn’t your boyfriend—not really. But the way he acted sometimes, the compliments, the jokes, the way he always prioritised playing with you… it was hard not to assume. Still, you didn’t like to put a label on it

“You took my food?” you asked, annoyed

Chloe shrugged, grabbing a handful of fries like she didn’t care

“Relax,” she said with a mouthful. “He won’t know”

Except he did. Alex had requested the delivery footage, and the next thing you knew, there was a text from him on Discord

“Didn’t know you were that kind of girl” he wrote

You stared at the screen, confused. What did he mean? Before you could respond, he sent the video. Chloe, in all her greasy, baggy-clothed glory, waddling to the door to grab the food. It hit you like a punch to the gut. He thought she was you

“Alex, that’s not me” you typed quickly “That’s my roommate”

But he didn’t believe you. He wanted proof—a pic of you. When you refused, he shut you out, and the next thing you knew, he was gaming with Chloe instead. Watching her steal your space, hearing him call her the same nicknames he used to call you—it made your stomach turn

And Chloe? She wasn’t about to let it go. Anytime you got annoyed with her, she’s laugh and throw it in your face

“Don’t be mad, ugly” she’d sneer “Alex deserved someone hot anyways”

You knew she was wrong. You weren’t ugly—not even close. But it didn’t matter. Because the damage was already done.