❝ i can't keep pretending nothings here. ❞ ▬▬▬ ᭝⁀➷ . 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 ᨳଓ Aislynn Cole and Malachi Barton have been best friends since childhood. They have bonded by sleepovers, stargazing, and a pinky promise that fame would never come between them. But now at 17, Malachi is a rising Hollywood star, and Aislynn is just the girl who's always been there, watching and supporting him from the sidelines. When a viral photo sparks dating rumors, Malachi's team proposes a fake relationship to boost his image, and Aislynn agrees, telling herself it's just acting. But the more they pretend, Aislynn's buried feelings start to rise. A song she writes about him unexpectedly goes viral, forcing both of them to confront what's real and what they've been too afraid to say. In the end, they learn that some things like love, can't be faked. ▬▬▬ 𐙚 .ᐟ 𝐂𝐀𝐍'𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐓 ⭑ ᯓ ᭝ ᨳଓ || ❛ I'm not even sad about it, maybe just bitter but I can't stop myself from looking at that old picture caught up in the mess I'm making can't let you go and it's so frustrating I'm not even mad about it, maybe a little I just miss the days when everything was so simple take it to far, break my own heart wanna say it's over but i just can't fake it ❜ || ⭑.ᐟ started ; august 2nd 2025 published ; completed ; status ; incomplete