Freya and MK have always been a package deal. Not because they're the same, because they're not. MK is loud, protective, sarcastic, and the kind of brother who acts like nothing bothers him even when everything does. Freya is quieter, sharper than people expect, and used to living in the shadow of MK's huge personality. He's her brother, her built-in best friend, and the one person who has always made it clear that nobody messes with her. Especially not his best friend. Malachi has been in MK's life for years. Sleepovers, family dinners, late-night drives, stupid inside jokes, holidays where he basically becomes part of the furniture. He's not just MK's best friend anymore; he's practically family. Which is exactly why MK made one rule from the beginning. "Do not date my sister." At first, Malachi laughed it off. Freya rolled her eyes. MK acted like he was joking. But everyone knew he wasn't. Because MK knows Malachi better than anyone. He knows the flirty comments, the smirks, the reputation, the way Malachi can make someone feel like they're the only person in the room. And even though MK trusts him with almost everything, Freya is the one thing he refuses to risk. So the rule stays.

Freya and Malachi agree on two things and two things only: They do not get along. And they HATE each other At all. So naturally, their coaches put them on the same team. Forced into combined training, scratch matches, and way too much time on the same pitch, Freya is convinced Malachi is the most annoying person alive. Malachi thinks Freya is infuriating. Which would be fine... if he didn't keep looking at her like that. And if she didn't keep noticing. Liv and Mk 100% notice. And everyone else can see what's happening. Except them. Oh, and Finn, Freya's twin

Malachi and Freya have been friends for as long as they can remember From Malachi comforting Freya the first time she had to leave him to go on vacation, to the first time Freya comforted Malachi when he lost his first soccer game... 12 years later and there still the best of friends if not closer. Everyone said they'd get married one day but they only ever viewed each other as brother and sister, without the annoyance siblings get of each other, of course. They loved each other more than they loved anyone else, but they only ever thought that was just their friendship. Until the hugs become longer, the "I love you" starts to feel even more real, and the innocent cheek kisses started giving each other butterflies everytime they'd kiss each other on the cheek. Is it just them getting older or something else..? Something deeper than friendship?

Before the scandal. Before everything - there was a tour. The Descendants/Zombies Words Collide Tour gave the world something it didn't know it needed: Malachi Barton and Freya Skye sharing a stage, a spotlight, and something that looked dangerously like more. Fans lost their minds. Fralachi trended for weeks. Everyone was certain. Then the tour ended - and so did everything else. No more liked posts. No more late-night stories. Just silence, and the kind of distance that only means one thing. The rumors filled in the gaps fast. Malachi and Kylie Cantrall had been together since the start of the tour, apparently. A secret relationship, confirmed by someone who should have kept quiet. And the reason it ended? Malachi had been caught - with Malia Baker, Kylie's best friend, of all people. The photos made it real. The internet made it permanent. Freya never said a word. She didn't have to. Her EP, Stardust, said everything - at least that's what her fans believed. Golden Boy. Silent Treatment. Two tracks, one very obvious story. People moved on. Accepted Malachi and Malia. Let Fralachi become a what-if, a almost, a footnote. Until the Zombies 5 trailer dropped. There they were again - same orbit, same undeniable pull. But something had shifted. The easy chemistry was gone, replaced by something heavier, something unresolved. What really happened on that tour? And why does it still feel unfinished?

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦? 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐚 𝐝𝐮𝐞𝐭.

Freya Skye never planned on revenge. But after her heart gets broken, her friends convince her the best way to make her ex jealous is to get close to the one boy she can't stand - Malachi Barton. What starts as a plan to make him fall for her slowly becomes something she never expected.

Freya and Malachi

Freya Skye Jones is living her dream. Sold-out arenas. A world tour. Millions of fans screaming her name every night. Everything she's ever wanted. Then Malachi Barton shows up backstage. He was only supposed to stay for a few days. A week at most. Instead, he becomes part of the tour. Part of the routine. Part of her. Between stolen hoodies, side-stage stares, matching bracelets, late-night hotel conversations, shared flights, and a song she only sings when he's there, what starts as friendship becomes something neither of them knows how to stop. But fame has a way of making everything complicated. The internet is watching. The paparazzi won't leave them alone. And the closer they get, the more the world seems determined to pull them apart. Because sometimes the right person shows up at exactly the wrong time. And sometimes loving someone isn't enough to make them stay. 🎤 Tour Romance 🤍 Friends to Lovers 🌧️ Slow Burn ✈️ Airport Goodbyes 🎶 Backstage Tension 🫶 Matching Bracelets 💔 Right Person, Wrong Time ❝you stayed.❞ ❝i always do.❞ A Fralachi Fanfiction.