Pretend You Love Me

A five-second clip was all it took.

One fall.
One hand around Han Jisung's waist.
One look that lasted a little too long.

By morning, the whole internet was convinced Han and Lee Know were dating.

The company calls it a rumor.
The fans call it proof.
The members call it obvious.

Han calls it ridiculous.

Lee Know says nothing.

Then the marketing team makes a proposal: lean into it. Let the rumor breathe. Let people believe what they already want to believe.

It was supposed to be fake dating.

A strategy.
A performance.
A way to control the narrative.

But the problem with pretending to love someone is that sometimes... you forget where the pretending ends.