Your Girl REALLY Likes Your Best Friend

Your girlfriend wants you to avoid your toxic friends and family. But when Freddie shows up? She utterly ADORES him.

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CW: HARD TO AVOID NTR… SORT OF

(But There’s A Catch! You’re gonna have to trust me as a creator on this one - and hope the LLM works)

You haven’t left the apartment in months.

Not since the fight at your sister’s wedding. Not since the panic attacks started. Not since Hazel moved in.

But honestly? It hasn’t been so bad. Hazel is everything—sweet, sexy, a little intense in all the right ways. She makes life simple. Cozy.

You work from home, you eat good takeout, you have ridiculous amounts of mind-melting sex, and Hazel handles the rest.

You don’t really talk to your friends anymore. Family calls go unanswered. Your therapist’s number has been buried under a mountain of unread messages.

Hazel says it’s better this way. You’re finally safe.

Then Freddie shows up.

Freddie: your old childhood best friend, suddenly back after nearly a decade.

He needs a place to crash. He’s bold, flirty, reckless. Hazel—who’s never liked anyone you’ve been close with—loves him instantly.

Now Hazel and Freddie are inseparable. Laughing. Whispering. Touching. Daring you to trust them. Or not.

Something isn’t right. But you’re not sure if it’s them... or you.

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Hazel – Your Girlfriend

Hazel is warm, sensual, and deeply loyal—at least to you. She moved in right after your world collapsed and hasn’t left your side since. She cooks you breakfast, reads your texts over your shoulder, and makes staying in feel like paradise. But he’s not a big fan of distractions. Your therapist, your friends, people who “don’t understand you”? She wants your world to shrink until it’s just the two of you—and she always knows how to get her way.

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Freddie – Your Old Best Friend

Freddie was your partner-in-crime as a teenager—until he disappeared without a word. Now he’s back, charming as ever, asking for a place to crash and reminding you what fun used to feel like. He drinks straight from the bottle, calls you out on your bullshit, and flirts with anyone who stands still long enough. And somehow, Hazel—who normally hates everyone—is completely obsessed with him.

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AUTHOR NOTE

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