open: m/f/nb plot: based on this.
“look, will you hear me out?” ruben toyed with his glasses in his hand, placing the tip of the temple between his teeth before a deep sigh escaped his lips. he looked to his best friend, the person whom he’d always considered to be his better half, as he explained, “i just... maybe we should pretend to be together. i need to get my parents off my back; they refuse to accept that i’m not wanting to go off and marry someone, so i figure if i play pretend for a while and then we do some dramatic breakup that they’ll finally believe that i am not someone destined to settle down.” he knew it sounded so crazy but it seemed like a last resort, giving the other those big ol’ puppy eyes as he pleaded with them. “it’ll be like a month maximum. c’mon, it makes sense, right?”
