Friends with Benefits
Zaelia Vesper is an architect who builds rigid walls around her life, while her lifelong best friend, Nyxari Thane, is a chaotic illustrator who lives entirely without boundaries. Terrified of losing each other but unable to deny a sudden, electric physical chemistry, they strike a high-stakes deal: a strict "friends with benefits" pact built on a foundation of no sleepovers, no jealousy, and no strings attached.
What begins as a convenient arrangement quickly spirals out of control as their physical connection blurs into a heavy, undeniable domestic intimacy. When Nyxari begins testing the waters of outside dating, Zaelia is blindsided by a fierce, unacknowledged jealousy that shatte