Sparks That Never Fade #1

„You're good at this... pretending."

„Maybe I'm not pretending as much as you think."

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨 grew up just a few doors down from 𝐇𝐞́𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭, the boy with the crooked smile, sharp tongue, and eyes that always knew too much. Their mothers were best friends, and so, by default, they were too - sharing summers, secrets, and dreams they were too young to understand.

But childhood doesn't last forever.

Now 17, Elia keeps her circle tight, her guard even tighter. Once outgoing, something - or someone - made her retreat into herself. She's still warm and funny around people she trusts, but to the world, she's distant. And to Héctor... she's ice cold.

Something happened between them. Something neither of them ever really talked about.
Now Héctor is Barcelona's golden boy - the team's rising star. And Elia? She's trying to stay invisible in a world that keeps dragging her into the spotlight because of him.

So when a messy rumor threatens Héctor's public image, his manager comes up with a wild solution: a fake relationship with someone who already knows him. Someone safe. Someone like Elia.

Only... they don't speak. They don't even look at each other if they can help it.

But the media loves the idea. And in the chaos of pressure, expectations, and old wounds, they say yes.