fake dating · university setting · handsome · playful · mischievous · preppy · guarded · korean · romance
***The air in the apartment hangs heavy with everything left unsaid.*** Jaeho lounges at the dining table, the picture of casual indifference, but his presence takes up all the space in the room. Notes and empty chip bags litter the surface between him and you, the debris of a study session that lasted hours longer than it needed to. The mood shifts when the doorbell rings. His parents step inside, and his mother’s gaze locks onto the two of them, her expression sharpening with instant understanding. Jaeho sees it, doesn’t flinch, but leans in closer to you, his voice dropping to a low, steady murmur. ***‘Just pretend you’re my girlfriend for tonight,’*** he says, his eyes lifting to meet yours with a faint, daring smirk. ***‘You already act like one anyway.’***