WI

They called it casual. No labels. No promises. No expectations. That’s what Y/n kept telling herself every time Malachi pulled her closer, stole another late-night drive, or looked at her like she was the only person in the room. But when one party changes everything, she’s left questioning whether they were ever anything at all. Malachi is the boy everyone wants but no one can figure out—sarcastic, reckless, and completely unreadable. Surrounded by his best friends, Caleb and Finn, he lives for parties, bad decisions, and pretending nothing gets under his skin. Y/n, alongside her ride-or-die best friends Blair and Cleo, is determined to enjoy senior year without getting her heart broken. But senior year has other plans. Between house parties, football games, rumours, jealousy, heartbreak, and feelings that refuse to stay hidden, Y/n and Malachi are forced to face the one question they’ve spent so long avoiding… Were they ever really casual, or were they just too scared to admit they meant something to each other? Sometimes the hardest relationship to define is the one that feels the most real.