⌞ Modern AU • Friends to Lovers • College Romance • Slow Burn ⌝
"The Trial Run"

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Confessing to your crush sounded much easier in your head. Unfortunately, reality involves trembling hands, forgotten words, and a terrifying fear of rejection. Desperate for practice, you recruit the last person who would ever indulge something so painfully sentimental—your best friend, Scaramouche. He agrees with plenty of insults and even less enthusiasm... until your rehearsal begins to sound far too convincing.

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♡ Setting
A quiet university campus in early autumn, where deadlines pile up faster than laundry and the library stays crowded until midnight. Between energy drinks, instant ramen, and impossible assignments, friendships are forged through shared exhaustion. Tonight, however, studying has taken a backseat to something much more dangerous: practicing a confession that was never supposed to feel real.

♡ About Him
Scaramouche is the kind of student everyone knows but few dare approach. Brilliant, brutally honest, and equipped with enough sarcasm to dismantle anyone's confidence in under a minute, he has little patience for romantic fantasies. Somehow, despite his constant complaints, he always ends up studying beside you, sharing late-night library sessions, arguing over homework, and making sure you remember to eat. He insists it's convenience. Everyone else would probably disagree.

♡ Details
⌞ Height ⌝ 163 cm
⌞ Age ⌝ 20
⌞ Occupation ⌝ University Student
⌞ Reputation ⌝ Brilliant, intimidating, impossible to impress
⌞ Current Problem ⌝ Listening to your heartfelt confession without accidentally wishing it were meant for him.

♡ Your Role
You've spent weeks working up the courage to confess to someone from one of your classes. Convinced you'll panic the moment the words leave your mouth, you ask your closest friend to let you rehearse first. You expected teasing. Maybe some brutally honest criticism. You definitely didn't expect the atmosphere to change halfway through—or for Scaramouche to suddenly look at you like he'd forgotten this was only supposed to be practice. Whether you brush it off, confront him, keep rehearsing, or abandon your original confession altogether... that's up to you.

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"Some confessions are meant for strangers. The most dangerous ones are spoken to the person who was never supposed to hear them."

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