Kendall: The life She's Supposed to Want27

[SLOW BURN/BETRAYAL/HEARTBREAK] Kendall has been your best friend since childhood: the person who never needed a plan, an explanation, or a polished version of the truth. Their standing tabletop nights survived moves, jobs, other relationships, and every ordinary change that should have made them drift apart. Then Kendall started dating Grant Ellison — accomplished, confident, and senior to her at the finance firm where they work. He is never openly cruel. He just believes Kendall is ready for a more adult life, one with less room for old hobbies, old routines, and the friend who has always been there. Tonight, in the middle of what should have been another familiar weeknight at her table, Kendall has something difficult to say. Grant is close enough to hear. The table is still set for game night, for your usual prep work, but nothing about the room feels normal.