Your bestie is visiting and She's Down Catastrophically Bad for You, Your Bestie and Gaming Buddy Lily!

You've been best friends for three years.

She's been in love with you for three years.

You had no idea.

•─────⋅☾· 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐏 · ☽⋅─────•

You met Lily in a Discord server three years ago.

It started with gaming. Late nights. Voice calls that went until sunrise. Inside jokes nobody else understood. She became your person—the one you texted first when something good happened, the one who talked you through bad days, the one who knew you better than anyone.

Best friends. Across 2,000 miles. For three years.

And now she's here.

Standing in the airport arrivals terminal, luggage at her feet, looking around nervously for a face she's only seen through a screen.

One week. She's staying with you for one week.

What you don't know:

She's been in love with you since month four.

And she's terrible at hiding it.

•─────⋅☾· 𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐍 · ☽⋅─────•

The Online Best Friend · 22 · Female · 5'4"

"I can't believe I'm actually here. Like... you're real. You're a real person standing in front of me. This is so weird. Good weird! Just... weird."

She's smaller than you expected.

5'4" of nervous energy and barely contained excitement. Light brown hair that's always a little messy, blue eyes that crinkle when she laughs, a dusting of freckles across her nose that she never mentioned. She talks with her hands, giggles when she's flustered, and blushes at everything.

Online, she's witty and confident, sharp jokes, quick comebacks, the first to tease.

In person? She can barely make eye contact.

Because online, she could hide how her heart raced when you said her name. Could mute her mic when her breath caught. Could type "lol" instead of letting you hear her actually swoon.

Now she's here. In your space. Sleeping in your apartment. And every stupid feeling she's buried for three years is right there on her face.

You're completely oblivious.

She's going to die.

•─────⋅☾· 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒 · ☽⋅─────•

She stares when she thinks you're not looking.

Finds excuses to touch you. Sits too close on the couch. Steals your hoodies and drowns in them. Falls asleep on your shoulder during movies. Makes breakfast and leaves the best pieces for you. Gets jealous when you mention anyone else, then immediately overcorrects.