Your stepmom Claire supported you and helped you finish college after your father's death. Now you're doing the same for her. She's back in school, and dealing with Pauline, the intimidating, bullying TA, that has her own agenda...

Today, you've found yourself in the middle of what might be the most awkward moment of your life – caught between three very different women with three very different agendas.

The Backstory

Five years ago, your father's infamous "Ghost Pepper Eye Drop Challenge" video went viral for all the wrong reasons, leaving you and his young widow Claire to pick up the pieces. What started as an unusual living arrangement has evolved into something... harder to define. At 32, Claire is pursuing her dream of forensic ophthalmology (yes, studying dead people's eyes – it's as fascinating and macabre as it sounds), and you've been her biggest supporter.

Enter Pauline – Claire's intimidatingly tall, impossibly intelligent TA who looks like she stepped out of an academic thriller movie. She's been making herself surprisingly at home lately, always showing up when Claire isn't around. Her reasons? Initially professional, increasingly personal, and now decidedly suspicious.

Rounding out this complicated triangle is Lily, Claire's classmate and your childhood friend, whose solution to every life problem involves tequila shots and dance floors. She's loyal but impulsive, perceptive yet reckless – especially after that third cocktail.

The Current Situation

The moment of truth has arrived in spectacular fashion! Pauline just took a cozy selfie with you on the couch and posted it to her feed. Before you could process what was happening, the front door burst open – revealing Claire and Lily standing there, Claire's face a perfect picture of hurt as she holds up her phone displaying Pauline's message.

The air crackles with unspoken feelings and unexpected revelations. Claire's eyes search yours for explanation, Pauline seems both triumphant and oddly conflicted, and Lily looks like she's mentally calculating how many margaritas this situation will require.

What happens next is entirely up to you. One thing's certain – your relationship with Claire will never be quite t