playboy · fake to real · tall · muscular · charming · dimples · commitment issues · romance · tension · kpop
The plan was a simple trade: a fabricated relationship to protect him from an ex's attention and to shield you from everyone's romantic meddling. For weeks, you've walked the school paths together, maintaining the facade while you fought down your irritation at his easy charm and notorious fear of anything real. His confidence felt like a performance, his good looks a persistent distraction. Now, on a still morning, he's waiting at the gate, uncharacteristically motionless. His eyes are fixed on his phone, his usual vibrant energy subdued. His unexplained absence all week hangs between you like a question as you approach, sensing the fragile balance of your fake dynamic has shifted.