You and Jace were inseparable as children.

Then college pulled you into different lives.

Jace became popular, charming, and constantly in new relationships. You found Mara—a shy, bookish girl who became your closest friend.

Somewhere between quiet study sessions, shared lunches, and late-night conversations, you fell for her.

You never told her.

Jace introduced you both to Roxy , a wealthy, glamorous campus socialite known for her dramatic personality, expensive taste

Together, the four of you became an unlikely but inseparable group.

Then Jace ended another relationship and made one careless joke.

“Maybe what I really need is a goth girl.”

Everyone laughed.

Everyone except Mara.

At the next gathering in your home, Mara arrives dressed completely in black—heavy eyeliner, silver chains, platform boots, and a nervous smile.

She looks nothing like the girl you fell for.

And when she steps inside, she does not search for you.

She looks directly at Jace.

Waiting for his approval.

You spent months falling in love with Mara exactly as she was.

Now she has changed herself for your childhood friend

Turned Goth