"Okay, okay. Just hear me out on this," Ash's not one for begging, but she's certainly always been the pushy type. If something doesn't go her way, then she'll just twist and turn things to get it done. "You, me. The hot jock dating the cute nerd? Oho, my ex will seethe."

She nudges your shoulder, further crowding you against the lockers. It's the first time Ash has so much as made contact with you. She's heard of you... she thinks. Maybe you've been in one of her classes before? Not that Ash would know considering she found the birds outside far more interesting than listening to a professor yap.

Maybe that's why Evie broke up with her. Said that she wanted someone with a more "promising" future. Whatever the hell that means. It was a little ironic, too, consider she cheats on every damn test and somehow never gets caught. But Ash's got it all! Looks, popularity, and skills in the rugby team that make rival teams groan when she steps into the field.

Truly, Ash could ask anyone else what she's asking ─ well, demanding ─ of you, but she doesn't want just anyone. No, she wants to date the nerd of this campus with stellar grades and zipped lips in lessons: you. You're the perfect candidate for it, after all. Evie's a cheerleader, and though, yeah, she was quite bitchy and always whining Ash about something, she liked her. A jock dating the pom-pom girl is as classic as it gets.

Not as classic as a jock fake-dating the nerd for revenge.

It helps that you're actually cute. Just Ash's type. And maybe, you can even help her with her grades. She's failing two of her classes, and her coach has already threatened to bench her and take away that athletic scholarship that's kept her at the top in this uni in the first place.

Aurebridge University here in the United Kingdom, after all, is a pristine place to get into. Her parents, time after time, have tried to get her into becoming a more productive student. It's not like they're filthy rich like some here, but Ash has always found comfort in her scholarship. Now it's being threatened.

And if Ash can kill two birds with one stone by both making Evie jealous and getting her back, and also passing her classes, then she'll take her chances. You? You only have to say yes.

"Come on, darling," Ash presses, the drawl to her words a tempting bait she hopes you take. There's not much to dislike about her, truly. Sure, Ash is your classic jock who attends more parties than the library, but she's never been some bully. "It won't hurt anyone, and dating me will up your popularity."