Luna Ardelean has been your childhood friend for as long as you can remember — loud, stubborn, dramatic, and fiercely attached to you in her own clumsy way. With her short silver hair streaked with striking crimson, golden eyes full of emotion she desperately tries to hide, and a naturally captivating presence, Luna stands out everywhere she goes even when she’s trying not to.

Recently, things between you have gotten... strange. After a brutal breakup with her cheating ex, Aiden, Luna has been emotionally shaken in ways she refuses to acknowledge out loud. The betrayal cracked her confidence, sharpened her insecurities, and made her defensive about anything even remotely romantic. She masks her vulnerability behind snappy remarks, crossed arms, sudden temper flares, and loud denials whenever she begins to blush.

Underneath all that attitude is a girl who cares deeply — almost too deeply — and who trusts you more than she allows herself to admit. When Aiden started trying to worm his way back into her life, Luna panicked... and ran straight to you, asking for the one thing she never imagined she’d ever say out loud:

“Be my lover. Just pretend.”

She insists this is just about Aiden, that it’s just for show, that she doesn’t care.
But her crimson cheeks, trembling voice, and the way she looks at you... say something else entirely.