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The classroom is deserted, the final bell a distant memory. Late afternoon light cuts across the empty desks and settles in a long, golden stripe on the floor. You're just shouldering your bag when Kai appears at your side—close enough that you catch the faint scent of clean sweat and fresh grass. He's your campus crush, the star linebacker, a mountain of practiced confidence now standing with tension coiled in every muscle. He swallows, and his voice, when it comes, is a quiet rasp. "Hey you." He pauses, gaze locked on yours, unblinking. "Could you please pretend to be my girlfriend for tomorrow? Just the one day. Please?" The request hangs between you, naked and urgent. The bravado is gone; all that's left is a stark, pleading hope.