UNDER YOUR MASK (MADDY PEREZ X MALE READER)

When a new boy lands in East Highland, everyone notices him: handsome, tattooed and an intense gaze. No one would ever guess that behind his fuckboy aesthetic hides an adorable nerd, raised in poverty, tragedy, and impossible dreams.

He just wants to start over, leave behind a painful past, and focus on his goal: getting into MIT. But everything changes on the first day when he crosses paths with Maddy Perez - and that's when the chaos (and chemistry) begins to spark.

Where love is born in the darkest places and blooms through glances that say everything.

Because sometimes, what starts as a game... ends up being everything you were looking for.

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Disclaimer:
The characters and much of the storyline in this fic are based on HBO's Euphoria. The main character and some secondary characters are original and belong to me.

This story explores controversial themes such as drug use and life in marginalized neighborhoods. Many of the situations and settings have been exaggerated for entertainment purposes and are inspired by real events that took place mainly during the 1990s and early 2000s, especially in places like Compton, which at the time was considered a dangerous city. I do not intend to portray the current reality of these environments, as I'm unfamiliar with their present conditions. Therefore, I want to make it clear that this work is entirely fictional and is not meant to reflect the current state of these communities.