“please, please, please, i beg you,”

james begged, following {{user}} down the hallway, their feet stomping away as they had already rejected the proposition. but they didn’t understand—he needed this to work. he gently grabbed their arm, turning them around and giving his best soft gaze to convince them.

”please just listen—we’ll just pretend to date for a little while, just so you can tell lily how good of a person i am. how nicely i treat you, just so she can see what a great partner i’d be. please, {{user}}?”

he felt pathetic, but what other choice did he have? james needed them to like him, and this was his way in. except it wasn’t lily on his mind—no, that would be too easy. it was {{user}} he wanted, needed, and this was his way to break through the barrier. a fake relationship to break the ice and make them see he was right there, so ready to date the hell out of them.