prop friend

someone who is just a prop in someone else’s life for the time being.

a friend who is thrown away when that person no longer needs them.

most of the time these friends have the biggest hearts and souls and would do anything for their friends but are always left with the short end of the stick.

Friend 1: “why don’t i see you with Aly all the time anymore?”
Friend 2: “oh we don’t talk anymore because i was just a prop friend to her. she found a new friend so she only contacts me when she needs something.”