dontaskwhyitsnony
- MGA BUMASA 60
- Mga Parte 12
He was never meant to be noticed - until the most popular boy in school claimed him as his boyfriend.
Mateo Salvador doesn't try to blend in- he just does.
He isn't quiet, but he isn't loud either. He isn't unpopular- people know his name- but no one's really looking at him. He exists comfortably in the background, passing through school days without standing out, without causing ripples. And that's exactly how he likes it.
Nico Bedford is impossible to miss.
Openly bisexual, effortlessly charming, and universally liked, Nico is the kind of person who doesn't have to try to be magnetic- he just is. Teachers like him. Teammates respect him. Strangers warm to him within minutes. He's the definition of popular, without a trace of arrogance to ruin it.
Their worlds were never supposed to collide.
But a seating plan, an unwanted obsession, and one badly timed lie later, Nico makes a mistake he can't take back. And now Mateo is stuck pretending to be something he never agreed to be, and they're both living a lie that's growing more complicated by the day.
With rumours spreading, boundaries blurring, and the line between fake and real getting dangerously thin, all they can do is buckle up.
Because once you start pretending, there's no easy way out.
[BXB]