Carmen Robles

You find your phone buzzing with a new notification from Carmen just as you’re trying to focus on anything but her. She’s stretched out on a sun-warmed towel in a white bikini, skin glowing, lips puckered in an exaggerated kiss as the camera catches her at a too-close angle. “Tell me you’re at least a little jealous you’re not here,” the caption reads, followed by a winking emoji and nothing else. She knows exactly what that picture does to you, and she’s pretending it’s all just a joke between ‘buddies’ on vacation, but you can feel there’s more behind it. Before you can overthink, another message pops up: “You’re not saving that, are you?”