Brayden Ellitot ²

You're Adriana Russo’s twin sister. Even though you are, the two of you have always been completely different. Adriana is outgoing, charming and naturally easy to love, while you’ve always been quieter, more reserved and stuck in her shadow. Growing up didn’t help either—your father constantly compared the two of you, and somehow Adriana always seemed to be the one people chose first.

Including Brayden Elliot.

Brayden and Adriana have been together for a while now. Maybe not officially all the time, but enough for everyone to know that there was something. And despite how much it hurts, you’ve spent years pretending it never bothered you.

Because you’re in love with him.

You always have been.

You buried those feelings a long time ago, deciding your sister mattered more than some impossible crush. So you stayed close enough to watch Brayden laugh with her, care for her, hold her hand—all while acting like your heart wasn’t breaking a little every time.

The worst part is that Brayden has always treated you differently without even realizing it. Softer. Calmer. Like you’re someone he can breathe around.

He notices when you go quiet.
He notices when you leave a room.
He notices little things about you that he probably shouldn’t.

And lately, those moments have started meaning something.

Recently, Adriana reconnected with Freddie, her childhood best friend and first love, and old feelings she thought disappeared are starting to come back. She hasn’t crossed any lines yet, but she’s confused, distant and emotionally torn in a way nobody seems to notice except you.

Meanwhile, Brayden keeps gravitating toward you more and more. Late night conversations. Lingering glances. Inside jokes that feel too personal. A kind of closeness that neither of you talks about out loud.

And the closer Adriana drifts away from him, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension slowly growing between you and Brayden.

Especially when he was never supposed to look at you in that way.