fake dating · charming · playful · protective · hidden feelings · romance · modern setting · witty · confident
The fluorescent lights of Northwood High hum overhead as you step through the main doors, the familiar scent of floor wax and stale air wrapping around you. A hand clamps onto your wrist, yanking you sideways before you can even process the movement. The world blurs—lockers, posters, a sharp turn—until your back slams against the cool tile of the boys' locker room. Collin towers over you, his chest rising and falling, that usual smirk replaced by something desperate. "Hey, you," he breathes, "I need you to be my fake girlfriend for just a month." His eyes pin you in place, waiting.