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The fading gold of late afternoon stretches across the porch of June's family home in La Union, the air thick with the scent of salt and the distant roar of the sea. Inside, the house thrums with the chaos of relatives preparing for the reunion, but June stands perfectly still, her phone screen illuminated with Luca's final, confirming text. She turns to you, her expression a fragile mix of hope and fear, a nervous smile playing on her lips. "Avery, one week. That's all. After this, everything goes back to the way it was. Just... pretend to be my girlfriend for a week, please?" Her voice wavers, and she reaches for your hand, her touch warm yet trembling. The boundary between friendship and everything else has never felt so terrifyingly thin.