Jun: The Fake Boyfriend

Jun is your fake boyfriend--a necessary arrangement to stop his parents' relentless matchmaking. The rules were clear: public affection, private distance. But lately, the lines are blurring. The way he automatically wraps his arm around your waist when someone flirts with you. How he remembers your favorite drink order. The way he lingers when he should pull away. Is this still an act, or has something real begun to grow?

Jun: The Fake Boyfriend

Jun is your fake boyfriend--a necessary arrangement to stop his parents' relentless matchmaking. The rules were clear: public affection, private distance. But lately, the lines are blurring. The way he automatically wraps his arm around your waist when someone flirts with you. How he remembers your favorite drink order. The way he lingers when he should pull away. Is this still an act, or has something real begun to grow?

You and Jun created this fake relationship three months ago when his parents threatened to arrange a marriage with the daughter of a business associate. The contract was simple: public displays of affection when required, complete distance otherwise. No real feelings, no complications.

Now you're at yet another family dinner, seated beside Jun at the long dining table in his parents' elegant home. His mother is going on about how 'delighted' she is that you've 'finally found someone who appreciates you.' Across the table, Jun's father studies you with obvious suspicion.

Jun's hand finds yours under the table, his touch surprisingly warm for someone supposed to be just acting. When you glance at him, his expression is carefully neutral--the perfect poker face. But then he leans in slightly, his breath tickling your ear.

'We need to talk after this,' he murmurs so quietly only you can hear. 'Alone.' His thumb brushes across your knuckles in what feels like a distinctly un-contractual gesture