Title: Something Pretty
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Chuck/Blair, Blair/Nate, Serena/Nate, mentions of other couples
Summary: Alternate Universe. Blair, Nate and Chuck have all been best friends forever. This triangle is messy enough – Blair has always harbored feelings for Nate, and Chuck has always loved Blair. Things get messier when Serena enters the picture in their junior year.
Author's Notes: It's been a long time since I started a multi-chapter fic. Please let me know what you think about the idea! All feedback is appreciated. The first chapter will be up soon.
PROLOGUE
For as long as Chuck Bass could remember, Blair Waldorf had loved Nate Archibald. For as long as Chuck Bass could remember, Nate Archibald always had eyes for someone else. At one time, it was Jenny Humphrey, the lowly freshman that had taken his breath away when she turned fourteen, with her white-blonde hair and heavy eyeliner. Another time, it was a random socialite he had met at a coffee shop.
For as long as Chuck Bass could remember, he, Blair and Nate had all been best friends. It was like a cycle that never ended; they had met when they were young, immediately been pushed together by their notorious parents, and it had gone from there.
For as long as they had been friends, Chuck Bass had loved Blair Waldorf. For as long as they had been friends, Blair Waldorf had loved his best friend.