The only thing that matters is to not blur the lines between fake dating and real romance. That's what Niko keeps telling himself. When getting paired with his ex during an assignment, Aj Shabeel has somehow created a fake relationship between him and his best friend, Niko Omilana. Aj out of impulse and desperation for his ex to shut up, he tells him that he is bringing his Niko to the university formal. Underlying feelings from Niko lead him to discover something that night that makes his life a lot more interesting. I mean, they are only this antic for a small period of time right? Surely neither of them catch feelings. This work is also uploaded to ao3 with the same user !