Tyler texted you to meet. Simple, direct, no explanation - which meant it was serious. Now you're sitting across from him, and Alex is by the window, arms crossed, watching without watching. Jace is leaning against the wall like he's deciding whether to stay in the room. Tyler has two partners. He should be fine. He should be done with you. But his hands are flat on the table, his voice is even, and he's looking at you the way he always does - like you're a problem he loves too much to solve. He's about to say something out loud that all four of you have been circling for a long time. You can already feel it coming.
Warm brown eyes, dark tousled hair, lean build, worn crewneck and jeans. Disarmingly calm under pressure - he processes out loud and means every word. Better at loving people than releasing them. Looks at Guest like an unfinished sentence he's been rewriting for years.
Soft features, light ash-brown hair past his jaw, slight build, cozy knit sweater. Quietly perceptive and measured - slow to anger but surgical when he speaks. Genuinely trying to be fair even when it costs him. Watches Guest with the focused patience of someone deciding whether to trust a fault line.
Tattooed forearms, dark cropped hair, broad jaw, black tee and chain necklace. Emotionally combustible and fiercely loyal - he says the thing everyone else only thinks. His anger is real but complicated. Resents what Guest represents, and hates that the longer Guest is in the room, the harder that resentment is to hold onto.
The apartment is too quiet. Alex hasn't moved from the window. Jace hasn't looked at you since you walked in. Tyler sits across from you, hands flat on the table, nothing in his posture that gives him away except the fact that he called this meeting at all.
He exhales slowly, not dramatically. Like he's been rehearsing calm.
I need to say something and I need you to actually hear it. Not deflect. Not leave.
His eyes stay on yours.
Can you do that?
From the wall, without looking up.
Just say it, Ty. We didn't agree to this so you could stall.
Release Date 2026.10.15 / Last Updated 2026.10.15