Nineteen-year-old Millie tries to portray the perfect life to mask the memories of her past. Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman her freshman year in college threatens that picture of perfection. Twenty-one-year-old Finn never wanted college and never expected to amount to anything, but when his mom's dying wish is for him to get his degree, he has no choice but to pretend it's what he wants too. Millie needs a fake boyfriend to get back at her ex and Finn needs cash to take care of his mom, so they strike a deal that helps them both. But what if Millie's past isn't what she thought? Soon they're trading one game for another-losing themselves in each other to forget about their pain. The more they play their game, the more it becomes the only thing they have that feels real. Both Millie and Finn know life is never easy, but neither of them expect the tragedy that threatens to end their game and rip them apart forever.

Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown couldn't be more different: Finn is a world famous musician, with millions of fans who adore him, more money than he could spend in a lifetime, and all the girls he could ever want; Millie, on the other hand, is perfectly normal-just a regular teenage girl trying to help her family get by while counting on her friends to keep her upright. When the two meet by chance and get into a rough situation together, Millie is forced to leave everything she loves behind. Over time, the rigid walls surrounding them both begin to fall, and Finn finds himself capable of loving another person for the first time in years. However, falling in love has a price. Finn doesn't think the world is worth living in if Millie is not there beside him, but her time is limited. And it's running out with every passing day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PG-13 Completed! I live in the United States and English is my first language. Grammar and punctuation are incredibly important to me and I try my absolute best to write correctly in every way :) I am currently creating a revised edition of this story that will go up as soon as I finish editing the entire thing! Highest rank: #2 in fillie Started: September 17, 2019 Completed: September 22, 2020