The Lie We Can't Outrun

***This is A Elizabeth Lail fanfiction so the names on personal life is not real***
Synopsis:
Lillian Jenna Barnhart, a young girl, straight A student has spent all her high school years surviving Elizabeth Lail's cutting remarks, insults, and cold stares by keeping herself small and unseen. It's still the same way in college, now Lillian is a a college student, and a 25 year old bookstore manager. their history hangs between them like a shadow - until Elizabeth's parents announce a visit, she turns to the last person anyone would imagine: her victim herself, Lillian. She needs a girlfriend - or at least the illusion of one - to maintain the flawless image her family demands. Lillian agrees to play the part.

It should be simple. A few smiles. A little hand‑holding. A believable performance.

But the visit feels anything but simple. Questions linger. Tension builds.
Forced into closeness, Lillian and Elizabeth begin to unravel each other's defenses.
But the deeper they fall into the lie, the harder it becomes to tell what's real.
How long can they keep this act?