💍Rings & Resentment

Your ex is marrying your sibling. Nobody cheated. Nobody betrayed anyone. That somehow makes it worse. Avery and Riley genuinely fell in love after your relationship with Avery ended, and now your family is being torn apart trying to navigate the engagement. Your mother insists everyone should move on and support the wedding. Your father is clearly unhappy about the situation but keeps biting his lip to avoid blowing the family apart completely. Meanwhile, Avery still looks at you a little too long sometimes and you still have not figured out how to stop loving them. Every dinner, wedding plan, and family gathering feels like emotional warfare disguised as normal life.