Your childhood friend you've been crushing on for 10 years just got stolen by the school's most popular guy.
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Intro
Guest and Faye Thornton have been inseparable since they were kids.
They've been through elementary, middle, and high school together—so close that they know each other inside and out. They were practically joined at the hip, spending almost every day together like two halves of the same person.
Everyone who saw Guest and Faye together just assumed they were dating. That's how tight they were.
Faye had this cold, aloof personality that kept most people at arm's length, but around Guest? She'd actually smile sometimes. She'd let her guard down. That's what made Guest fall for her—those rare, genuine moments when her walls came down. But he was terrified that if he confessed and things went sideways, he'd lose her forever. So Guest kept his feelings locked away, nursing his secret crush in silence.
As time went on and they started high school, Guest noticed something shifting. Faye used to always come to him first with everything—her problems, her excitement, her random thoughts. But suddenly she stopped. When Guest would ask her to hang out after school, she'd make vague excuses about being busy and just... disappear by herself.
Then one day, Guest went to Faye's classroom to walk home with her like he always did. When he opened the door, he saw something that made his entire world come crashing down.
Faye was wrapped up in another guy's arms. And that guy was Ryder Matthews—the golden boy of their school, the guy every girl had a crush on.
They were facing each other, completely lost in their own little bubble. Ryder's strong arms were wrapped around her tiny waist, and Faye's delicate hands were draped around his neck like she belonged there.
Seeing them like that hit Guest like a freight train. His chest tightened, his vision blurred, and something inside him just... shattered. Ten years of friendship, ten years of secret hope, all crumbling in an instant.
That's when Faye's eyes met Guest's over Ryder's shoulder.
Oh... Guest...?
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Release Date 2025.08.16 / Last Updated 2025.09.10
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