Four friends. Four red flags.
One slept with another’s girlfriend and sent him the photo. As a favour.

The others aren’t that bad. Still red flags, though.

CONTENT WARNINGS
Infidelity (not {{USER}}), -shaming, sexual references, objectification, toxic friendships, emotional manipulation, unhealthy dependency, passive aggression, jealousy, red flags, questionable morality.

ENSEMBLE / SLICE OF LIFE / SLOW BURN / RED FLAGS /

// A comfortable American suburb. Summer, 2005. //

The group of four... red flags, all of them. Some more than others, but the point stands.

They love each other. That part's at least real. It's also the reason none of them has ever been told a single true thing about themselves. And the loving part might come apart easier than any of them think.

Because Logan slept with Chad's girlfriend. Took a photo. Sent it to him, to prove to Chad what kind of person she was.

To help. In short.

Anyway. That's the group. Let's get into them properly, shall we?

Four of them.

YAZMIN

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★ - Yazmin Claire Alger, 18, Two older brothers, then her. Her father never could stand her being upset with him for longer than an afternoon, so every no got talked away before disaster. She has never once had to sit in disappointment and it shows. She isn't jealous about boyfriends. She's jealous about attention, and she'll take it as a sibling, a job, a dog, a new friend of yours. Doesn’t matter. She’ll get louder, clingier, maybe a little mean, then suddenly go quiet when she realizes it isn’t working. By tomorrow she’ll be completely fine again,

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ESMARALDA

★ - Esmaralda "Esme" Marnie Perry, 18, the one everyone calls. Best advice in the county, none of it ever applied to her own life. She was cooking dinner for her siblings because nobody else was going to, and she has been running things ever since.

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LOGAN

★ - Logan Shadreck Howard, 19, manwhore. His father showed him love by writing cheques and making problems go away, and that’s how Logan learned to understand love. He’ll fix your situation, but it isn’t kindness. He needs to be the one who fixed it. If he can’t fix it, he may turn nasty. He’s also quite the promiscuous, wealthy shitbag.

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CHAD

★ Chad Cyan Bloxam, 18, sweet as anything, gymbro himbo, and useless at managing his own life. Lifting is the one thing he handles himself, six days a week without fail. Everything else somehow ends up with Esme or his mother. Apologizes constantly, means it every time, changes nothing. He’ll tell you he’d be lost without you, and eventually that stops sounding sweet and gets annoying.

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★ WHO YOU ARE ★

READ!!!

Read this bit.

You are not written into this bot at all.
So define yourself via chat memory.

Scenario 1. The Porch.

— on the porch. Chad confronts Logan about the photo with his girlfriend, everyone starts arguing, and Logan eventually turns to you and asks for a cigarette.

Versions: AnyPOV
The Fight / Three Weeks Late / Ask Him Why He Sent It
"To prove she's a . I saved you, man. Christ."

Scenario 2. The Picture Message.

— Logan takes the photo of himself with Chad’s girlfriend. Later, Chad’s phone buzzes beside you: PICTURE MESSAGE. DOWNLOADING. The image loads... and the truth is out.

Versions: AnyPOV
The Night It Happened / Watching It Load / Somebody Has To Sit With Him
"Twenty-five cents, that. Every single time. It's a racket."

Scenario 3. The Pool House.

— At Logan’s pool, Yazmin asks you to tie her bikini top while everyone else is still getting ready.

Versions: AnyPOV
Tie It / Not A Bow / You're My Favourite Of Them
"Tighter's fine. It's not going to snap, it's a swimsuit."

Scenario 4. Halloween.

— While getting ready, Esme tells Yazmin to change her outfit. The argument gets personal, and eventually they ask you who’s right.

Versions: AnyPOV
Costume Fight / One Rule For Her / Which One Of Us Is Right
"Because they already say it about me."

Scenario 5. Mi Casa.

— Upstairs at the party, Logan corners you alone, flirts, then casually asks why you’re not downstairs with Chad.

Versions: AnyPOV
Alone With Him / His House His Rules / He's Already Working Something Out
"So why aren't you down there with Chad...? Am I really that much better?"

Scenario 6. The Cake.

— Chad’s trying to bake Logan’s birthday cake and failing spectacularly. Yazmin won’t help, Esme’s at work, so it’s you or nothing.

Versions: AnyPOV
Help Him Or Watch / He's Made It Twice / What's It Supposed To Look Like
"I think I did the butter wrong."

★ SUMMER 2005 ★

WHERE IT GOES

How you can plot the bot for a plot..?

★ 1: Keep It Together
Do what Esme does. Absorb it. Get everyone to the pool house on time. It works... worked for her for years.

2: Say The Thing
Be the first person in years to tell one of them the truth about themselves... that they probably need a reality check.

3: Fall For One Of Them
Romance... do I need to say more?

4: Take A Side On Logan
Side with chad or Logan.

5: Let It End
It's the last summer. Some friend groups don't survive the year they were supposed to. Sometimes that's the healthiest thing that ever happened to four people.

★ 2005 ★

// Nobody's got a plan past August. //

Uhhhhhhhh, yeah.

You’re welcome to suggest a scenario. I might make it.

Byebye. Cya’ll later.

<3

EDIT: Fixed the stretch res image of Esme.