A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

!! Warnings !! Chapters in this fanfiction WILL include scars, talk of self harm, talk of suicide, light, medium, or heavy smut, religion and religious trauma, abuse, slurs, and light / non descriptive violence. message me or let me know if anything in the story bothers you, or if there's anything i missed cause the last thing i would want to do is make any reader uncomfortable. I will also not say any slurs i am not aloud / shouldn't be saying. ( im bi but ill use the f slur as sparingly as possible ((sorry if it offends anyone)) Chapters including smut (so far) : - The Shower - Unfinished Business - Aftercare - Her Gentle Touch - Forgive Me - He's Beautiful - Hungover - Keeping Secrets Blurb: We meet with Travis Phelps. a Private, Short Tempered Loner. Living at home with an abusive 'religious' father, pressure, guilt, and fear follow Travis into his high school life. His own insecurities and worries often cause him to lash out at Sal's friend group. From spreading rumours about him and his friends, to physically hurting them when they would stand up for themselves. Travis realizes this hate isn't really hate, but quite the opposite... And Sal 'Sally Face' Fisher. a Humble, Friend Oriented, Impassive Loser. Though he has a tight knit friend group, his prosthetic mask gives him a complex reputation around town, and around school. He may easily get along with most people, but most people don't wanna get along with Sally. After all this bullying, a shocking apology from Travis left Sally Confused. Despite his true intentions, he wants to befriend travis in an attempt to kindle some sort of friendship. But in this attempt, their feelings blossom into something deeper... They need to keep this under wraps... but will they be able to keep it that way forever?? Written by: fishmisque ( if you want to take inspo from my story feel free and let me know on my community page! i would love to read inspired work <3 )