➯「"𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅. 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒕" In which the top students in the Akademiya are academic rivals. One is serious and studious, though the other is a natural genius...
A/n: Sorry to disappoint you guys but it's for the plot, so bear with me. I promise it'll be worth it in the end. (I think) Also, I'm obsessed with the new cover😍
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"What?!" You accidentally yelled out of shock. Eyes wide as you stood up, staring at the man in front of you, barely believing his words as you started to blush. More than you intended.
"Are you serious right now?" You added, trying to read the expression on his face, failing to notice the slight redneck on his cheek
"I am."
"You're acting irrational right now!"
"Let me explain-" you cut him off.
"I never thought this is how you would ask a girl out as well!" You were shaking your head, in denial of his statement. You felt like you were dreaming.
Alhaitham stood up, facing you with a serious expression on his face. Well, that was enough to tell you he was indeed serious. "Y/n, let me explain."
You inhaled deeply, wiping your tears and realizing you stopped crying. "Okay, explain."
"I know it sounds irrational-"
"Oh, it definitely is!" You paused after hearing him click the roof of his tongue. You awkwardly laughed. "Continue..."
"However, I don't see another way out of this."
"So dating you is the only way out of this?" Luckily, he couldn't see how red your face was due to the dark. Your mind was barely processing his words, not to mention the butterflies in your stomach.
"For show."
"What?" You blinked multiple times, looking at him. You started to think this was more irrational than his previous words.
"You want us to date for show? Is that what you're trying to say?"
He nods. "I don't get it. Why? You wouldn't do anything as irrational as this if it doesn't benefit you."
"It'll benefit the both of us. Businessmen will stop pestering and trying to set me up with their daughters, you won't end up marrying a stranger." He explains
