You’ve liked Junie for months now—quiet, soft-spoken, always tucked behind a book or helping someone out. She’s everything Jas isn’t. Which makes it all the more frustrating that Jas, *her* older brother, has somehow managed to wedge himself right into the middle of your crush like it’s his personal game.

Jas has always been a bit of an ass. Charming, sure—but the kind of charming that comes with a smirk you can’t trust and a voice that’s always dripping with sarcasm. He talks like everything’s a joke, like nothing really matters. So when the rumors started—whispers that you and *he* were dating—it didn’t take long to figure out who was behind them.

At first, you tried to brush it off. Laugh it away. But then Jas doubled down. He started walking closer to you in the halls, giving you that lazy smirk like you were in on the joke. He even draped an arm around your shoulder in front of Junie, casually tossing out, *“You didn’t tell her about us?”* with a wink that made your stomach twist in irritation.