Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

"Don't you know? Boys and girls can be friends. That's all Steve and I are. Friends." ☽𓏲𖥧𓂃⎯⎯⎯⎯𓂃𖥧𓏲☾ Y/n Henderson has always hated Steve Harrington. From his relationship with her best friend to his cocky attitude to his annoyingly perfect hair, there's hardly any redeeming qualities about him. Then, Will Byers go missing. It's not enough to completely mend their relationship, but it's a start. ☽𓏲𖥧𓂃⎯⎯⎯⎯𓂃𖥧𓏲☾ Season 1 Word Count: 47,376 Season 2 Word Count: 53,798 Season 3 Word Count: 54,606 Season 4 Word Count: 68,602 Season 5 Word Count: 42,012 Total Word Count: 266,394 Obviously, I don't own Stranger Things, Joe Keery's amazing hair, or you, so all that credit goes to Netflix, the Duffer Brothers, Joe Keery's hair stylist, and yourself. I do own any different plot points than the original Stranger Things has. Started: August 2nd, 2022 Ended: not yet :)