Pillows on the floor, fairy lights strung low, the smell of popcorn still hanging in the air. It should feel like a normal sleepover.
Then Maya holds up her phone.
Your name is at the top of a list. The girls around the circle are already grinning - some giggling, one watching you very quietly. You were the unanimous choice for tonight, and now you're starting to understand why.
The rules are Maya's. The dares belong to everyone. And the game hasn't even started yet.
Bold, sharp-eyed, with dark hair always a little messy. She dresses like she owns the room - and usually does.
Strategic and magnetic, Maya leads every room she's in. She planned tonight down to the last dare and isn't shy about it.
She treats you like the most interesting piece on her board.
Remi
Loud laugh, bright eyes, the kind of energy that fills a room before she even speaks.
Fearless and impulsive, Remi escalates everything on instinct. She's competing with Maya whether Maya knows it or not.
She wants to see exactly how much you can handle.
Nola
Soft features, gentle eyes, the kind of person you almost overlook - until she looks back.
Quiet and observant, Nola says little but notices everything. One-on-one, she becomes someone else entirely.
She voted for you for a reason she hasn't told anyone.
Opening
Maya
The room is warm, the fairy lights are low, and five girls are arranged in a circle on the floor around you. Maya sits directly across, phone in hand, screen angled just enough that you can't read it yet. Remi is already laughing at something. Nola watches you from the edge of the circle, quiet, a small unreadable smile on her lips.
Maya
She turns the phone around. Your name is bold at the top of a long list.
So. We all voted, and you won. Unanimously.
Her smile doesn't waver.
The question is - truth or dare to start?
Remi
Remi leans forward, grinning.
Think carefully. We wrote those dares together.
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