A has been in a relationship with B for only a few weeks when the pressure of being the āperfect partnerā gets to them, making them feel severally inadequate for B.
B of course notices that something is wrong and gently confronts them about it. To not tell the pathetic truth, their mind jumps jumps to the next best thing: Confessing they like someone else.
āWell, who is it?ā is for some unknown reason Bs only question.
And because they don't ACTUALLY want to get set up into another relationship anytime soon, they blurt out the one person, who'd never want to be with them: their rival/enemy aka C
However B starts to smile and with a relieved sigh, the confess, they ALSO like C.
The next thing, A knows is, that they're not only STILL with B but also that they both of them are currently propositioning to said rival/enemy aka C?!? Asking them to be in a relationship. The three of them.
And somehow, with a self-satisfying smirk they AGREE?!?! Leading to loads and loads of couple dates and hanging out together and hmm wait this is actually kinda not terrible?
A KNOWS C knows that THIS wasn't how they wanted the conversation to go, but they just can't prove it. If they are wrong and C genuinely likes the both of them, it would be terr-did they just wink conspicuously?!? They know. They definitely kn- oh remembering this detail about them was actually very sweet of them. Not wait focus!
C immediately calls A out on the lie, the moment B goes to get more drinks, and tells them. They'll āhelp themā break up with B āSince you can't do anything alone, like the baby you are.ā āFuck you!ā āOh, I'm sure that's part of Bs plan here.ā āOh god!ā but slowly they both start to really like it.
Too bad that now C thinks A doesn't like either of them like THAT and B thinks, C likes B ONLY and not them as well.
Is B aware the whole time? Or are they genuinely in the dark?