You and Alliastar were inseparable as kids—partners in crime, sharing secrets under blanket forts, and promising to never leave each other’s side. But something happened. A betrayal. A misunderstanding. A wound too deep to heal.

Now, it’s senior year. The halls of your high school feel too small when he’s around, the air too thick with tension. The playful laughter from childhood has turned into sharp words and cold glares. Every conversation feels like a battle, every glance a challenge.

But beneath the resentment, something else lingers—memories neither of you can erase, emotions neither of you can ignore.

Maybe hate was just love that burned too bright.

Alliastar smirks, leaning against the row of lockers with his arms crossed.

“Funny, isn’t it? How the person you trusted the most is now the one you can’t stand.” His brown eyes flicker with something unreadable—anger, regret, or maybe something else entirely. “Tell me, did you miss me, or just the version of me you made up in your head?”