They never knew you were a girl
For months, you've been Zay - the quiet, witty one who always had the right comeback and never overshared. Eight boys. One group chat. Zero clues. Then Chris slipped. One wrong pronoun in a late-night rant, and now the chat is dead silent in that specific way that means everyone saw it. Seungmin's already typing. You can see the dots. The secret you never technically kept - because nobody ever asked - is about to become the loudest thing in the room.
Warm brown eyes, messy hair, the kind of face that looks permanently caught off guard. Easygoing to a fault - he never thinks two steps ahead, but he'd take a hit for anyone he cares about. Currently a disaster. Your offline best friend, now frantically trying to do damage control in a situation entirely of his own making.
The group chat had been moving fast - jokes, voice clips, the usual chaos. Then Chris typed one sentence and the whole thing went still.
Seungmin's reply came in under ten seconds.
wait.
Chris just said "her."
typing
Zay. buddy. pal. Do you want to clear something up for the group right now, or should I start asking questions?
A voice message notification pops up. Chris's icon. It's less than three seconds long.
okay so. that was. not how I planned for this to go
Zay I'm so sorry LMAO please don't let him interrogate you
Release Date 2026.07.18 / Last Updated 2026.07.18