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Title: He Was Never Supposed to Hear That Y/N had been in love with her older brother’s best friend for years. It started with innocent crushes whenever he’d come over after school, then turned into stolen glances, racing heartbeats, and finding any excuse to be around him. But he was older, untouchable, and—most importantly—her brother’s best friend. So she kept it a secret. …Until she couldn’t anymore. One night, she walked into her brother’s room while he was in the middle of an intense gaming session. “I need to tell you something.” Distracted, he mumbled for her to keep talking as he focused on the game. After taking a deep breath, she admitted it. “I think… I like your best friend.” Silence. Then her brother laughed, thinking she was joking. What Y/N didn’t know was that his best friend had been in the party call the entire time, listening through her brother’s headset. Every. Single. Word. The game no longer mattered. On the other end of the call, his grip tightened around his controller as the confession replayed in his mind. Because he’d been trying to bury his own feelings for months. Now that he knew she liked him back… There was no way he was letting anyone else have her.