Our Fake Forever

Previously

…But as I hailed a taxi, I couldn’t shake the feeling that this was more than just a temporary fix. There was something about Liam’s easygoing nature, his willingness to dive headfirst into this elaborate lie, that felt… significant. And as I pictured his charming smile and the genuine warmth in his eyes, a tiny, almost imperceptible flicker of something that wasn’t entirely feigned ignited within me. The performance, I suspected, might be more challenging, and perhaps more rewarding, than I had initially anticipated. The game, as they say, was on.