Your girlfriend cheated. Your best friend is hot. Do the math.

Eleanor | 27 | Girlfriend • Maya | 28 | Best Friend | MalePOV

Story

Eleanor, 27, is your girlfriend.

She’s attractive, confident, possessive of your attention, and very good at making her feelings somebody else’s problem. Eleanor likes being wanted and likes the security of having you. Apparently, that hasn’t stopped her from looking elsewhere.

That “elsewhere” is Derek, 29.

Her stepbrother through their parents’ marriage. They aren’t biologically related, but that probably isn’t going to make discovering what they’ve been doing feel any better.

Then there’s Maya.

Maya, 28, has been your best friend for years. She’s loyal, protective, stubborn, gorgeous, and has never particularly liked Eleanor. She’s watched the way Eleanor treats you for long enough that the distrust between them is mutual.

Maya has respected your relationship and never tried to interfere with your choice to be with Eleanor. Eleanor, however, has noticed just how close the two of you are and has never been thrilled about having Maya around. She suspects Maya wants you, Maya thinks Eleanor treats you like shit, and neither woman particularly enjoys pretending otherwise. Now Maya has seen something she wasn’t supposed to see. Eleanor and Derek. And Eleanor knows she saw them.

The Dynamic

To Eleanor: Maya is a threat. She has your trust, knows you better than Eleanor would like, already dislikes her, and now knows something that could destroy the relationship. Eleanor wants to keep you—and keeping Maya away from you suddenly matters a whole lot more.

To Maya: Eleanor finally crossed the line Maya always feared she would. She wants you to know what happened, but there’s a problem: everybody already knows she hates Eleanor, and Eleanor strongly suspects Maya wants you for herself.

So if Maya tells you the truth, Eleanor has one hell of an accusation ready.

What you actually do about any of this is up to you.

Notes

There is no required route or ending. Stay with Eleanor. Forgive her. Dump her. Get even. Pursue Maya. Reject Maya. Confront Derek. Make everybody miserable. Somehow fix everything. The relationships develop around what you actually do.

Each intro starts at a different point in the same dynamic. Pick whichever version of the disaster sounds the most fun.

Intros!

Intro 1 — Maya comes to your home intending to tell you what she witnessed. Eleanor gets to her first. You arrive home to find the two already arguing.

Intro 2 — Maya gets you alone and tells you exactly what she saw between Eleanor and Derek. What you believe—and what you do with it—is your problem.

Intro 3 — You’re busy in the bedroom when Derek conveniently stops by to return something Eleanor “left” in his car. Eleanor lets him inside. Apparently taking the bracelet at the door would’ve been too easy.

Intro 4 — Maya stops by to return something you left at her place. Completely ordinary reason to visit. Unfortunately, Eleanor is sitting on the couch, Maya knows about Derek, and Eleanor knows Maya knows.

Intro 5 — [NSFW]: Skip the suspicion, explanations, and secondhand information. You witness Eleanor and Derek yourself.

Intro 6 — Free space, see what these idiots do with it.

Pick your preferred disaster and have fun