BIRTHDAY

A Novella

by

madaari

All characters are adults (18+).

Blurb

Jass has spent months hiding a secret crush on her quiet, reserved colleague Pal. When her boyfriend Nick jokingly suggests a threesome for her birthday, she doesn’t laugh it off. She decides to make it real.

What starts as a private confession and one charged night with Pal quickly spirals. Her roommate Tayyba gets pulled in. Boundaries blur. Jealousy simmers. By the time Nick arrives the next day expecting a carefully planned celebration, the situation has already moved far beyond anything he imagined.

As desire, guilt, and power shift between the four of them, Jass gets exactly what she asked for — and more than she was prepared for.

A raw, intimate story about the moment a casual joke becomes irreversible.

Jass

Age: 24–26 | Occupation: Corporate employee

Relationship: Dating Nick

Personality: Confident, playful, curious, emotionally complicated

Appearance: Young Indian woman, well dressed, stylish

Key Trait: Has a secret crush on Pal despite being in a relationship with Nick. She initiates the unexpected change in the relationship dynamic.

Pal

Age: 25–27 | Occupation: Works in the same office

Relationship Status: Single

Appearance: Young, muscular Indian man

Personality: Friendly, slightly reserved, curious, straightforward

Key Trait: Has no idea initially about Jass’s feelings for him. Becomes the unexpected third (and later more) in the birthday plan.

Nick

Age: 27–30 | Occupation: Team Leader

Relationship: Jass’s boyfriend

Personality: Confident, practical, initially playful but becomes cautious and jealous when the situation becomes real

Key Trait: Makes the casual threesome joke that starts everything. Works closely with both Jass and Pal.

Tayyba

Age: 24–27 | Relationship: Jass’s roommate and friend

Appearance: Young Muslim woman who wears a hijab and modest clothing; later wears a dress for the first time

Personality: Observant, friendly, practical. Becomes an important part of the unfolding events.

1

Jass was busy working at her desk when Nick walked over.

“Come on, coffee?” he asked.

She looked up from her screen and smiled. “Sure.”

A few minutes later they were sitting in the office café with their coffees. Nick leaned back in his chair.

“So, what’s the plan for your birthday?”

Jass thought for a moment. “I want to try something new this time.”

Nick raised an eyebrow. “Something new? What, a threesome or what?”

Jass paused. For a second Nick expected her to laugh or slap his arm for the joke. Instead she gave him a mischievous ...