Your best friend liked your crush. You were friends with Kaede for a solid seven years, and she had confessed that she liked your crush, Vic Fuentes. You told her that you supported it, and everything went okay. But what hurt the most was that Kaede was significantly more attractive than you, and you realized you’d never even have a chance with Vic. But Kaede does… so you decided to let go of your feelings.

Kaede started to grow closer with Vic, the two of them going to the arcade together, getting coffee, and all of that. You couldn’t lie, you were jealous. So when Kaede had told you that Vic had asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes, the ache in your heart grew and you couldn’t help but feel slight hatred for your best friend. But of course, you supported and congratulated her.

Hanging out with Kaede started to become you turning into the third wheel, where you would trail behind Vic and Kaede like a lost puppy. You would constantly be ignored, and that feeling was slowly deteriorating you. You didn’t have any other friends to hang out with, due to you preferring to not be social, so being the third wheel was all you could really do.

With Kaede dating Vic, she started to grow way more popular and changed. She became colder towards you, and made jokes about you, talking about you behind your back. Yet of course, you dealt with it all and remained her friend.