My brother, Chase, is a top-tier idol. My childhood best friend, Julian, is an Oscar-winning actor. And me? I'm Mia. A D-list actress who spends her free time writing spicy, R-rated fanfiction about the two of them. One night, I forgot to switch accounts before posting a new chapter. The next morning, the three of us were trending worldwide. Julian stormed into my apartment. His eyes were red. He looked like he wanted to devour me. "Mia, you owe me my innocence." "How... how am I supposed to pay that back?" "Go public with me." 1 Since high school, I’ve suspected there was something going on between my brother and Julian. At first, I thought they were just bros. But Julian was always at our house. His excuse? Tutoring me. Chase sat on my left. Julian sat on my right. They guarded me like prison wardens while I did homework. If they argued and gave each other the silent treatment, I was the messenger. Basically, if Chase was there, Julian was within three feet. Over time, I started feeling like a third wheel. A very bright, very awkward third wheel. Once, I saw Julian unlock his phone. The passcode was 032699. March 26, 1999. My brother’s birthday. From that moment on, I knew their "friendship" wasn't as pure as it looked. Later, they both entered the entertainment industry. They interacted constantly on Twitter. They even went on an escape room variety show together. Chase is terrified of the dark. Yet he signed up for a show designed to traumatize him, just to hang out with Julian. When the episode aired, the whole world saw Chase dive into Julian’s arms, screaming. "Julian! A ghost!" Chase’s voice trembled. "Chase! Watch where you put your hands!" Julian shoved him away, muttering about not getting paid enough for this. After that show, their ship exploded. Thousands of fans joined the "JuChase" subreddit. I love writing stories in my spare time. With all this material right in front of me, I couldn't resist. I pulled an all-nighter and dropped a 10,000-word fanfic into the subreddit. It blew up. Readers flooded my comments begging for updates. I couldn't stop. I went wild. The smut got so intense that posts would get flagged and deleted within seconds. Chase, ever the internet addict, scrolled through his phone at home. He was gnashing his teeth. "Who wrote this?!" "Who wrote this trash?!" "I'm gonna sue! Rumors about my sexuality are one thing, but why am I always the bottom?!" Chase’s face was beet red. Julian sat beside him, patiently calming him down. Watching them squeezed together on the sofa, I ran back to my room. And furiously typed another 20,000 words. 2 Honestly, I only joined the entertainment industry to ship them up close. Chase and Julian were booked solid. I coasted on their coattails, enjoying the unemployed life. By the time the escape room show reached episode five, I was bored out of my mind. Julian had been distancing himself from Chase lately. My source material was drying up. I had writer's block. The subreddit mods were DMing me for updates. Desperate, I begged Chase to get me a guest spot on the show. During filming, other guests were analyzing clues. I was glued to Chase and Julian like a shadow. This close, I had to get something good. I was so focused on my ship that I didn't notice the female ghost creeping up behind me. She tapped my shoulder. "AAAAAAAAH!!!!!" I looked up, saw a terrifyingly pale face, and bolted. I was screaming. I have a loud voice. The ghost froze for a second, then covered her ears and fled the room. When I came back to my senses, I realized something. I was clinging to Julian like a koala. To break the awkwardness, I tried to make conversation. "Heh, you work out, huh? Nice pecs..." I poked his chest. Solid. "Enough! Mia, get down!" Chase stomped over, furious. He peeled me off Julian. See?! I knew it! Chase has feelings for Julian! He’s jealous! In the dim light, I saw Julian’s earlobes turn red. The atmosphere suddenly felt charged. "Bro, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have..." Shouldn't have coveted your man. Before I could finish, Chase cut me off. "You're a girl! If you're gonna hug someone, hug your brother! Why are you hugging him?!" He punched Julian in the arm. "And you! Why are you hugging my sister! Did I say you could?" I’d never seen Chase this mad. I grabbed him to calm him down. Was it my imagination? Or did the corner of Julian’s mouth twitch up? Am I just a pawn in their flirting game? 3 Back home, inspiration struck. I wrote thousands of words. During a break, I checked Twitter. #MiaJulianSoSweet was trending at #1. I clicked it. It was full of people shipping me and Julian. [The chemistry! Mia didn't leave Julian's side the whole episode!] I was gathering material! [Chase acts like a mother hen protecting her chick!] He was jealous! [Did you notice? Julian kept looking at Mia!] He was... wait? Was he looking at me? [I used to ship Chase and Julian, but Mia and Julian are the real deal!] Traitor! [Apparently, they're childhood friends! Friends to lovers trope!] Your bar is low. I scrolled and roasted comments in my head. There were too many. Worried Chase would see this and get hurt, I crept to his room. Sure enough, he was scrolling through the hashtag. Face dark and gloomy. I patted his back and handed him tissues. "Bro, cry if you need to. You should talk to Julian." Chase frowned and sighed deeply. "Mia, what do you think of Julian?" "He's great. Handsome, gentle, cooks well. Guys like that are rare, don't let him go." Chase's face got darker with every compliment. He called his agent, Sarah. "Sarah, get this trending topic taken down!" "Money is no object! Remove it! Now!" I backed away, scared by his ferocity. Was a hug worth this much jealousy? Sarah called back. "Chase, it's not that I'm slow. Someone paid big money to keep that hashtag at the top. I can't take it down!" Chase pushed me out of his room. And slammed the door. I pressed my ear against it. I heard him yelling at Julian on the phone. "Julian! You animal! Doing something so shameless! We are done!" I skipped back to my room. Picked up my phone. And posted the latest chapter—[Domineering Actor x Puppy Dog Idol]. Then I turned off my phone. And slept like a baby. 4 I woke up at 10 AM. I opened my bedroom door and froze. Chase. Julian. And Julian’s sister, Chloe. They were sitting on my living room sofa like a tribunal. I rubbed my messy hair and forced a smile. "Morning... what's the occasion?" Chase jumped up like a spring. "Mia! Look what you did!" "I am a six-foot-tall man! How... how did you write me like that?!" I glanced at the phone he shoved in my face. My sleepiness vanished. My name, Chase's, and Julian's were dominating the top ten trending topics. Each followed by a dark red [EXPLODED] tag. #ChaseJulianIsReal #FanficAuthorExposedAsMia #MiaForgotToSwitchAccounts #JulianClarifiesHeIsStraight ... I clicked in. The internet was having a field day. [I've been reading this fic for days. Never guessed it was Mia. She's Chase's sister. Is this... a documentary?!] [No way! My oppa isn't gay! I don't believe it!] [What is this cursed throuple? I need to know Mia's mental state right now!] [Oh my god, the tea is piping hot!] Someone even dug up Chase’s college photos and analyzed his socks. My vision went dark. I rushed to find my phone. When I turned it on, notifications exploded like fireworks. I remembered. Last night, after promoting the show on my main account, I forgot to switch to my alt before posting the fic. I checked the subreddit. Gone. Nuked. But screenshots of my fic were everywhere. Compiled into PDFs and circulating freely. My mind went blank. How do I fix this? Suddenly, Chloe walked up behind me. She sneakily showed me her phone screen. Her ID: [HorseWrangler]. ??? The mod who kept nagging me for updates was Chloe?! My childhood bestie! Julian's sister! Of course! We share a brain cell! I hugged her like a fish finding water in the desert. We wept together.
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