𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Clean College Romance/ Contemporary YA Romance 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Academic Rivals, Fake Dating, Forced Proximity, Sunshine vs. Grumpy, Slow-Burn Banter 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: PG-13 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 Chloe Hayes is a stressed-out, sleep-deprived graphic design student who desperately needs a major internship to secure her future. Noah Sterling is an annoyingly brilliant, hyper-organized architecture major who has been her academic rival for the past two years.When Noah needs a fake girlfriend to survive his overbearing grandmother's relentless matchmaking weekend at the family estate, he proposes an absurd transaction: he will sign off as Chloe's technical supervisor for her community center design project if she plays along for three days. What starts as a zero-risk, sarcastic agreement quickly unravels into late-night library study sessions, shared boba tea, and a dangerous blur between acting and reality. As they navigate family expectations and each other's stubborn pride, Chloe and Noah are about to learn that the hardest part of fake dating is pretending you aren't falling for each other. Written by 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗻 with daily updates designed to keep readers hooked on every single glance, text message, and accidental touch.