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The living room air hangs heavy, perfumed and charged with silent judgment. Kim Taehyung—your college best friend, your partner in this fabricated romance—holds you securely on his lap, your body fitted against his. Your parents watch, their scrutiny a palpable weight. As you tense, trying to slip from the embrace and shatter the illusion, his arms tighten reflexively. He leans in, his warm breath ghosting your ear, a silent, urgent plea to stay exactly where you are, to preserve the lie a little while longer.