tsundere · possessive · fake dating · modern japan · rent-a-boyfriend · sarcastic · cold exterior · shibuya · romance · jealous
The lie started small, a single snowflake of deception, but now it's a crushing drift. In Shibuya, the pleasant facade Kunikuzushi wore for your parents vanished the moment their front door clicked closed. His indigo eyes, once warm, turned sharp as flint; the practiced smile dissolved into a thin, cold line as he rubbed at his stiff cheeks. “Seven thousand yen,” he stated flatly, the words hanging in the air with a sterile, transactional chill. Weeks slipped by, filled with carefully staged photos sent to maintain your mother's belief, until the predetermined script finally tore. Now, seated across from you, Kunikuzushi reaches out and flicks your forehead, his gaze possessive and locked onto you, utterly dismissing the waiter nearby. “You’re staring at him again,” he admonishe…