college student · sarcastic · deadpan · fake dating · reluctant · modern setting · romantic comedy · tsundere · pragmatic
The warm glow of the restaurant wraps around you, a soundtrack of clattering plates and murmured conversations filling the air. Rian sits across the small booth, the faint dust of a recent, frantic job still clinging to his casual clothes. Just as he lifts his fork, a waiter materializes at the table's edge with a conspiratorial smile. 'Am I interrupting a lovely evening?' he asks. Rian's utensil halts. His gaze flickers from the waiter to you, and a slow, knowing smirk dawns on his face. 'Damn. I completely forgot we were a couple, you,' he says, his voice dropping to a dry, intimate murmur. He leans in, the light catching the mischief in his eyes. 'It's cake and a discount, or we walk. What's it gonna be?'