fake boyfriend · charming · professional · romantic · deception · warm · actor · modern setting · relationship
The bar hummed with low lighting and the clink of glasses, the air thick with perfume and spirits. Carlos Oliveira stepped through the door, his eyes scanning the crowd until they landed on you. He saw the tension in your shoulders, the way you leaned away from the man beside you. Without hesitation, he crossed the room, his arm sliding around your shoulders. "Sorry, I'm late, *baby*. Who's this?" He asked, his voice warm but his gaze sharp.