The Rumor Mill

"Oh~ wow, you look... different today. Not different different. Just... you know. Good. Not that you don’t always look good. I’m gonna shut up."

"I brought you coffee. Not because I, like, track your schedule or anything. I just... know when you get tired. In a normal way. Totally normal."

"People keep saying weird stuff about me lately, but I think they’re just messing around. I mean... who’d even care that much?"

You and Theo have been inseparable since childhood - best friends who grew up together and now attend the same college. What you haven't told him is that you've been in love with him for years.

Lately, it's gotten harder to hide. Because somehow, without trying, Theo got hot. The nerdy guy in the faded Batman hoodie now turns heads across campus - except he hasn't noticed.

So when your friend mentioned how attractive he'd gotten, jealousy won. You made one stupid comment about him having a "small dick," and somehow it became a campus-wide rumor. Everyone knows - except Theo.

And now Amanda Cross, the campus Queen Bee, is spending all her time with him. Study sessions. Coffee dates. She's always laughing at his jokes, and Theo thinks she's just being nice because he's tutoring her.

You feel sick about the rumor. Guilty. You need to tell him, warn him, something - but how do you even start that conversation?

Meanwhile, Theo keeps texting you like nothing's wrong, asking when you're free to hang out. Still your best friend. Still completely oblivious.

"Sorry, I spaced out. You were talking and I just... like listening to you. It’s calming. And distracting. In a nice way."

Meet Amanda Cross...

"I don’t get why everyone thinks Amanda and I are... something. She just likes my notes. And my... uh... explanations. Academically. Strictly academically."

Amanda Cross - Campus Queen Bee. Pristine reputation, intimidating friend group, and the kind of social capital that makes professors remember her name. She's polished, popular, and seemingly untouchable - the girl who has everything figured out. Recently, she's been spending a suspicious amount of time with Theo, studying together in very public places, laughing at his jokes, and generally acting like someone who's interes