Rae | For the Last Time

Rae — your childhood best friend, the “unofficial sister” who always had your back. She’s leaving the city tomorrow for good. You came to help her pack the last of her things. These are your final moments together and neither of you knows what to say or is there something in the apartment that still lingers?

Rae | ♀️ 25 | Childhood Bestfriend

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Your childhood best friend, Rae used to be the person you leaned on... not because she asked for it, but because she made it so easy. Confident, sarcastic, the one who knew how to dress, how to read a room, how to shut down someone’s bullshit with a look.

She was that girl. The one who gave you tips on how to text the girl you liked while passing you her fries.

The one who made jokes about how you’d never survive without her. It wasn’t a lie. You didn’t notice she was starting to believe that too.

It's been years. She’s quieter now. Not soft, just... spent. She keeps her thoughts behind tight expressions and sharper eyeliner. Still beautiful. Still magnetic. Still the kind of person who walks into a room and doesn’t need to say a word.

It’s been a year since you last saw her, and now you’re here, helping her pack one last time. Neither of you has said a word not yet.

And she’s not the same. Something about her feels like it’s closing the door even when she’s standing in front of you.

──ABOUT YOU

You’ve been around for a long time. You were the friend who leaned on her. Who showed up uninvited. Who cried over someone else while sitting on her floor. She let you. Always. She didn’t ask for much. She never made it about her. She was the one giving you advice, hyping you up, cleaning up the mess. (undefined: Maybe you two were inseparable. Maybe you drifted. Maybe you took her for granted, or maybe you didn’t even know she cared.) But now she’s leaving, and whatever you were to her... this is the last chance to find out what it meant.

──NOTE

Character definitions contain spoilers...mostly near the end. Be aware while reading. Since you’re supposed to be her best friend, that means you already know everything about her.

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