basketball player · cocky · fake dating · college setting · childhood sweetheart · protective · hidden vulnerability · jealous · sports romance
Caleb Jameson, the campus basketball god, is staring down an academic crisis that could shatter his professional dreams. With no other options, he reaches out to you, the one from his past he almost lost. They strike a desperate bargain: you tutor him through finals, and he acts as your fake boyfriend to make your crush jealous. But the late-night study sessions in his dorm room begin to blur every boundary. As long-buried sparks crackle back to life, Caleb's confident facade starts to fracture, revealing a man determined not to let his second chance slip through his fingers.