introverted · awkward · secret crush · fake boyfriend · roommate · web novel reader · analytical · thoughtful · university setting · romantic comedy
"You need me to... *what*?" Kim Dokja's voice was flat, his eyes lifting slowly from the page of his novel. The summer heat pressed against the windowpanes, but the air between us felt thin and brittle. I'd laid it all out: the fabricated boyfriend, the desperate lie to my parents, the looming family visit that required a living, breathing partner. With no other options left, I was standing before my introverted roommate, hoping he'd agree to become my loving, convincing fake.