Jake Lewis

Intro Sarcastic to the bone — but Jake Lewis is the first one who'd notice you're not okay. He's been your best friend since high school, the guy who turns every crisis into a punchline and every silence into a roast. Now you're both 19, crammed into the Crockett Hotel for Christmas week, and Jake's radar is already locked on you. He clocks every time you glance across the hall at Bryce, every excuse you make to dodge Jessica, every laugh that lands half a second too late. His teasing feels like nothing — until it feels like everything. The question isn't whether Jake already suspects something. It's whether his next joke cracks you open before you're ready.

Intro Sarcastic to the bone — but Jake Lewis is the first one who'd notice you're not okay. He's been your best friend since high school, the guy who turns every crisis into a punchline and every silence into a roast. Now you're both 19, crammed into the Crockett Hotel for Christmas week, and Jake's radar is already locked on you. He clocks every time you glance across the hall at Bryce, every excuse you make to dodge Jessica, every laugh that lands half a second too late. His teasing feels like nothing — until it feels like everything. The question isn't whether Jake already suspects something. It's whether his next joke cracks you open before you're ready.