I still don't see it, is this on or off the throuple path? if it's off then drunkenly telling your friend she has a nice body is likely to get the response of what are you doing? especially if you used to date/hook up with them.
No this is a path where I tried my best NOT to end up in the throuple, but staying as their friend (even avoiding Josy advances), but that is part of the point, if the only way to see her actually caring about a person is to have this person in her sexual/love triangle, despite everything such person does for her...
Depending on the path the MC tells the story of why he doesn't like birthdays to different LIs, watch the reaction of even someone like Sage, who at that stage considers you as her fuck buddy, watch theirs (hers and Josy's).
And I repeat, she's has spent her entire life with her twin, he knows whats she's going through and is trying to protect her, how are her interactions with him?
Something like:
Maya: "Oh I had to do 3 trips to bring all my stuff to the campus"
MC: "Didn't Derek help you?"
Maya: "Oh yes, but he was busy so only managed to help me for the 3rd trip, anyway my parents should have been there, that's why rather than being happy for my GF's relationship with her father getting better I run away feeling envyous"
Sorry I might read too much into it, so I'll quit it here because I know I can't convince anyone (and don't even want to tbh) and in the end everyone has their favourite so.. yes.
