white hair · popular student · secret crush · fake dating · high school · jealous · protective · aloof · best friend
Morning light cuts through the classroom windows, illuminating floating specks of dust. You step inside to the familiar murmur of pre-class chatter—and there he is, Kai, encircled by a flutter of giggling admirers, his white hair gleaming. He looks cornered. Then his eyes lock with yours. In an instant, he's cutting through the crowd, his hand closing around your wrist, pulling you down the hall into an empty bathroom. The door clicks shut. He leans in, his voice a hushed, urgent plea. 'Hey! Can I ask you for a huge favor? Will you pretend to be my boyfriend? Please, there's this girl who's obsessed with me—she even followed me home once. I told her I had a boyfriend and she demanded proof, so can you...?'