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pratchettquotes · 4 months
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That evening the men were practicing archery on the green. Bill Door had carefully ensured a local reputation as the worst bowman in the entire history of toxophily; it had never occurred to anyone that putting arrows through the hats of bystanders behind him must logically take a lot more skill than merely sending them through a quite large target a mere fifty yards away.
It was amazing how many friends you could make by being bad at things, provided you were bad enough to be funny.
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
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tenyai · 11 months
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Some soft Inej 🥲 thinking of her momma. I’d love to know what her favorite flower is!
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nootgi · 2 months
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Pretend (1) - GOJOXF!READER
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A/N:// Okay- So new series! I have started to write the second chapter of this one but wanted to see the interest around it ^^ Any feedback would be great but in the meantime enjoy this one <;3 WORD COUNT : 2.4k TAGS: Fake dating, CEO Gojo, JJK AU, fluff/angst, arguments, reader is an actor, many characters from main story will show up. Part one. / Part.two
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“Are you listening, Gojo?” Satoru’s blue eyes blinked a few times before he looked at who was speaking to him. It was a business partner for his company. The old man was red in the face from anger, he couldn’t believe he was spacing out in such an important meeting.
“What did you say?” Satoru says boredly, not bothering to adjust his tone. He leans back in his leather seat at the head of the table and taps his fingers against the table. No matter if the directors find Satoru childish or improper, his presence was undoubtedly intimidating. 
“You must fix your public image, with all these talks our business can-” 
“Again with this image problem. I don’t believe this has an impact on MY company.” Satoru interrupts. This has been the talking point in every meeting for the past month. Satoru has grown bored of this topic, seeing it as insignificant in the grander scheme. However the board of directors see this as a different issue. 
The tabloids have had a field day with the Gojo name due to Satoru’s most recent scandal. ‘Gojo Satoru, the nation's playboy; are our young stars at risk!?’ or ‘The likely collapse of the Gojo empire!!’. All Satoru did was attend Shoko’s graduation party and ended up being snapped with Rosa, a movie star who was way too drunk to be alone. Satoru had simply escorted her home and left in the same car that drove them there. The pictures outside her house look bad but he swears that’s the truth. He wouldn’t be in this mess if Suguru didn’t dare him to drink. He can’t handle his drinks but it was a call for celebration for his dear Doctor. 
“We are already seeing a rise in agencies being less willing to collaborate with us. They want to protect their stars from your reputation and many of Rosa’s fans are calling out to sabotage our future projects until the issue is addressed.” Yaga, one of Satoru’s closest partners, advises. He has a tendency to scold Satoru, regardless of hierarchy which is why Satoru keeps him around. If Yaga is suggesting that this could be an issue, then maybe he should listen? 
“If we solely relied on their opinions and patronage, we wouldn’t be here.” Satoru waves him off. Yaga looks at him with wide eyes, shock written all over his face. He throws a look to Mei Mei for help. 
“Speaking honestly Gojo, you are at risk. Many of the other board members would agree you are acting too recklessly as our leader. You do not hold just your future in your hands. You hold all of ours too and we do not want to see that spoiled.” Mei Mei’s red lips quirk up into a sly smirk. She looks at Gojo, straight into his eyes as she pulls out some documents. She doesn’t let the others see as she stands up and hands it to Gojo. The click of her heels as she walks back to her seat fades away in Satoru’s mind as he reads the document in front of him. 
The plans to remove Satoru as CEO and elect a new leader, one less problematic. It must have been one they had been scheming for a while and they were banking on the fact that Satoru was stubborn. There’s silence in the boardroom as Satoru flicks through the pages of the document. Some of the members shifted uncomfortably at the dragging silence. He easily came to the conclusion this ‘problem’ was planned by his people. The paparazzi being at Rosa’s house, the models at his resort holiday… They have backed him into a corner. One Satoru was so blind to his arrogance. 
When Satoru looked back up, gone was the bored look. His blue eyes were cold as steel and his smug grin now became more of an ominous smile. 
“So what do you propose we do to resolve my image?”
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It was almost midnight in the gym as the last few groups left, all glowing in their post workout sweat. But there was only one who lingered in the gym, spacing out as she ran on the treadmill. The last notes of her workout song was playing out as she came down from her inclined sprint. She panted heavily, resting her hands on the machine in front of her. Her mind was a mess and the run had only emptied her mind for so long. There was so much to do and such little time to do it all.
Once she regained her breath, she grabbed her water bottle to take a sip and loosen one of her earphones. Just in time to hear the footsteps storming towards her. She turned around to see her manager close in on her. She was holding her phone to her ear as she thanked the person on the call. There was a face splitting smile that honestly unnerved the girl. 
“Thank you so much! I will speak to her right now and we can arrange the meeting!” Her manager bows even if the other person couldn’t see. Once the girl is standing in front of her manager, her manager hangs up the phone and cheers happily.
“Utahime? What happened?” She asks confused, not used to seeing her manager so cheerful. She’s used to the dejected look as rejection after rejection comes her way.
“Oh (Y/N)! Great news, so the movie lead was taken but you are still in contention if there are any issues with scheduling.” Utahime says, her smile dims a little when she delivers the news to her. It was hard getting bad news but delivering it to her baby talent hurt more. Especially how frequent the rejections were. People didn’t see the potential in her little star like she did! (Y/N)’s heart does squeeze a little at the news but at least it wasn’t a rejection! 
(Y/N) was a new talent to the market. She was classically trained as an actor and had undergone many, many singing classes to become a perfect start. She had a late start to her acting career but she always told herself, better late than never. Though the rejections seriously have her considering the never part. She has had tons of minor roles, most recent being the side character in a romantic comedy which started Rosa! She was a popular movie star and (Y/N) couldn’t help but be in awe to see how different A-lists were. It was like a whole different level, one (Y/N) couldn’t see herself on. Yet. 
“Oh really? That’s great!” (Y/N) tried to hide her disappointment. She thought with Utahime’s excitement there would have been bigger news. Utahime sees right through her and smiles mischievously.
“Did you really think that was the only news I had! How low do you think of my amazing management skills!” Utahime scolds, putting her hands on her hips as she puffs out her chest. (Y/N) laughs at her manager, she knows she couldn’t have made it this far without her.
“Okay then, oh amazing manager, what is the other news?” Utahime rolls her eyes at the nickname and claps her hands excitedly. 
“(Y/N), you have been invited to Infinite to discuss a talent contract.”  
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“Who is she?” Satoru was sitting behind his desk, his hands crossed in front of him. Suguru could easily see the bags under his eyes. Ever since the board meeting, Satoru had thrown himself into work and became more like a tyrant for perfection. He may have set the most projects rejected in one day with a whopping 5 major projects too. Many have seen the danger to approach him this week and decided against disturbing the white haired CEO. 
“(Y/F/N), she is a minor actress with nothing of significance in her connections or past. The perfect blank slate.” Suguru walks towards Satoru, placing her file on his desk. Tutting his lips at all the expensive coffee cups that sat around him. “Excuse me, could you clean this all up for this slob.” Suguru asks politely to the assistant who loomed next to Satoru. He’s a little shocked as he is addressed and immediately jumps into action. As he walks out, he doesn’t see the sharp glare on Suguru’s face. 
“Was it needed to send him out?” Satoru as.Suguru locks the door behind the poor assistant. The file in front of him remains untouched for now.
“The meeting only proved you had a traitor amongst your ranks, sue a man for being careful.” Suguru shrugs and takes a seat on Satoru’s desk. He studies his friend before sighing deeply.
“You look like a wreck, Satoru. You have become a nightmare to our poor staff, locking yourself away and-” Suguru stops to sniff the air, “Have you been eating instant noodles again?” He scolds his friend, like a mother would. He was truthfully worried, usually his friend would snap back to his teasing remarks and swat at him for sitting on his desk. But Satoru doesn’t. He looks up at Suguru with tired eyes and Suguru could almost laugh at how much Satoru looks like a kicked puppy.
“Those old bastards pissed me off last week. I’m supposed to be a prodigy but get backed into a corner by those small fries.” Satoru whines, pouting slightly as he rants. His ego was bruised quite a bit which didn’t happen often for a man like him. Everyone was so used to seeing his cheeky side, suave side or devil boss but only his best friend could see his truly childish side. 
“Satoru, you know you can’t linger on this issue. All we can do is move forward and improve so it doesn’t happen again,” Suguru shakes his head and picks up the file he previously presented to Satoru. “We’re going to get rid of those old fuckers but only with a plan...”
“And this is the start of the plan.” Satoru finishes and takes the file  being held out to him. He opens up to the headshot of this rising actress. His eyes study the girl in front of him. She was pretty, no doubt about it. There was an innocence in her eyes, a bright spark and naivety. She was an untouched star, not yet burned out like many in the entertainment industry.
“Is it wise to have a rookie take this on?” Satoru has his reservations, it isn’t easy to have this many eyes on him and he has dealt with it since he was baby. How would a nobody even react to something like this?
“You can take a look at her tapes, her acting is great and with enough coaching it’ll be flawless. At the end of the contract, you gain a cleaner image, the company gains a new talent and she kick starts her career.” Satoru hums in acknowledgement, it’d be a win for everyone and the public would be none the wiser. 
Suguru leaves Satoru to watch some of the girl’s audition tapes. As he steps out of the room, he bumps into the assistant who was clearly trying to listen in. He glares down frighteningly to the man, and pointedly closes the door to Satrou’s office behind him. A warning to not disturb the man. 
The assistant ignores Suguru’s warning once the tall man was out of sight, walking in to see Satoru watching his screen with undivided attention. He quite brazenly moves to see what Satoru is watching but is stopped halfway by the CEO. 
“Don’t bother. You’re fired.” Is all he says, ignoring the man’s protests and the commotion of the security having to drag the assistant out. His eyes were locked onto the girl in front of him. She had a wide smile with rosy cheeks, holding onto her sun hat as the wind blew around her. Her white sun dress blew around her, making her look like she was gliding through the air.
(Y/F/N) was the perfect blank slate.
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‘Is this really happening? I’m about to meet THE Gojo Satoru!’ (Y/N) thought to herself, watching as the number on the elevator ticked up. Slowly counting her up to her future, what she was dreaming of. The swelling in her stomach from anticipation felt too much so she tried to distract herself. She watched as Utahime stood in front of her, reading through some paperwork. Then she glanced at her reflection in the walls of the elevator. Her eyes scanned the pale blue dress she wore, the simple gold chain that rested on her collarbones perfectly. She didn’t have many jewels to dress herself up so she hoped this was enough to impress him. Feeling slightly self conscious she tugged at the bottom of her skirt, fearing the dress was too short to be business appropriate. Utahime wasn’t much help in picking out her clothes, proudly claiming her actress was so beautiful anything she wore would be perfect.
(Y/N) spaces out as she scrutinises her outfit that she doesn’t notice the ding of the elevator. The signal of her final chance before her life changes. Utahime holds open the door when she notices (Y/N) was not following her. 
“(Y/N), hello? Earth to little star.” She calls out, snapping her out of her stupor. 
“Oh-! Sorry.” She rushes out of the lift, her matching blue heels clacking against the lift. She cringed at the loud noise but had no time to say anything as they both were ushered into a conference room. 
Utahime glanced at her, worried that this might be too much for her. When they were outside the door, Utahime turned to (Y/N). 
“We can do this, this is our best chance for you. Are you sure you want to do this?” She asks, giving her one last out.
“Utahime. I’m…” She hesitates, just behind the door is her potential fake partner for the next year. This move could quite literally define her career. But she couldn’t back down, she couldn’t let down Utahime or her childhood friend. “I’m ready.”
With one final nod in confirmation, Utahime reaches to open the door when it is flung open. Out comes a tuft of white hair and the scent of sandalwood fills the air. That’s where (Y/N) and Satoru meet for the first time. Her cheeks were flushed red from her previous embarrassment and his eyes were curious as he studied the girl in front of him. 
So this was THE Gojo Satoru. (Y/N)’s words were caught in her throat as his handsomeness had struck her a little. ‘No wonder he is a playboy, with looks like that I would be showing it off too!’ He looks amazing, she couldn’t believe a man like him was single and needed a fake partner. Surely he could treat a woman well? 
“And here I thought the country bumpkin may have gotten lost in the big city.” He says condescendingly and immediately the image (Y/N) had of him shattered. 
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Hat would the stars taste like? Would they be crunchy? I feel like they'd be crunchy.
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animebestlines · 5 months
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"The world is easier to get around if you pretend to know nothing." - Maomao, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (2023)
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@solarsyrup thanks for the gold.
(found on Facebook :) )
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dk-thrive · 1 month
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For the most part, I cannot deny certain feelings, and I cannot pretend I have other ones.
— Sheila Heti, Alphabetical Diaries (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, February 6, 2024)
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nootgi · 1 month
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Pretend (2) - GOJOXF!READER
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A/N:// Hi guys!! You really liked the launch chapter so I will be continuing this series <3 I was going to update sooner but I got sick with COVID. I hope you continue to enjoy and let me know any feedback. WORD COUNT : 2.9k TAGS: Fake dating, CEO Gojo, JJK AU, fluff/angst, arguments, reader is an actor, many characters from main story will show up. Part.one / Part.two
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It has been a week since the meeting with Satoru and (Y/N) and Utahime is still seething. (Y/N) can see it in the way her manager angrily cracks open some walnuts for her. She was hunched over at the table, holding the nutcracker and muttering to herself how she imagines this one to be Satoru.
“Uta, the meeting wasn’t all bad! You shouldn’t be bad mouthing our boss so publicly!” The girl calls out worriedly, deciding the ever growing pile of walnut powder was enough. She sets down her book and walks over to the purple haired girl and pats her back reassuringly.
“Our boss! Like fuck that white haired mop is going to be our boss!” She spins around, her eyes look like they turned red and she is about to breathe fire.(Y/N) had no clue Utahime was childhood friends with the CEO of Infinite and his right hand man. Utahime was closed off about her past, not in a mysterious way but more it never came up that she has connections in the one of the best talent industries in the world. One fact that was missed coincidentally. Luckily (Y/N) never asked many questions, even when finding out about the connections she never pressed as to why Utahime never told her or used it to their advantage. She trusted her manager and Utahime couldn’t be more grateful to her little star. 
“That’s a little too mean, Utahime! You grew up with him, wouldn’t you be happy to see him after all this time?” She laughs as she soothes the frown on her manager’s face. Carefully taking a seat on the table, avoiding the walnut wasteland. 
“He’s the devil. There is no being mean to the devil.” Utahime looks up at the innocent girl in the eyes. She looks dead serious in saying this about Satoru and (Y/N) can feel the unease rise in her. 
“A devil I’ll soon be dating Uta…” The girl frowns and looks down at her hands. Her nails were done up in a beautiful french tip and adorned with beautiful rings but she didn't look there. She was looking at the back of her left hand, where soft plush lips were pressed so delicately at the end of their meeting last week…
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Sat directly across the girl was Satoru, who was staring into her soul with his blue eyes. If he wasn’t so important, she would have thrown him a dirty look, much like her manager who is glaring at the men at the table. There were only 4 of them in the boardroom, (Y/N), Utahime, Satoru and a broad man with a fox-like smile who introduced himself as Suguru. ‘He’s pretty…’ the girl thought to herself as she studied him from the corner of her eye. 
It was mainly Suguru and Utahime who navigated the conversation, whenever Satoru spoke (Y/N) could swear she saw Utahime age another 5 years. As the topic of conversation moved from the plan to more legal jargon, (Y/N)’s mind checked out, she knew Utahime would handle it for her. And from the way Satoru is just sat studying her, he is the same with Suguru. 
“Actually why don’t the two of you go and get to know each other in the other room whilst we discuss this.” Suguru notices Satrou’s stare before Utahime could. He can see their rookie getting uncomfortable the more he stares without saying anything. She has such cute reactions, Suguru can tell Satoru will have his fun with her. 
“Yeah, it would be good for both of you to know what you’re getting into,” Utahime agrees surprisingly. She turns to her little star and nods reassuringly at her. She pats the girl’s back and leans in to whisper in her ear. “If he annoys you, tell me and I will deal with him.” (Y/N) pulls away with her eyes slightly wide in shock and lets out a little laugh. She nods back at Utahime and stands up to follow Satoru, who was already up and holding open the door to the connecting office room. 
“Don’t worry Utahimeee, I’ll look after your little star well!” Satoru says playfully, wrapping his arm around the poor girl’s shoulder. She looks up at him in slight shock, not used to such physical touch from someone she just met. Utahime couldn’t even throw her pen at Satoru, at risk of hurting her talent so she just settles for flipping him off. 
Utahime watches the door slowly shut, waiting till she hears the click to confirm she and Suguru were alone. She turns to Suguru and the frown on her face eases into a look of concern.
“They’ll be fine, I’m sure Satoru won't bite on the first date.” Suguru waves his hand with a playful smile but the serious look on Utahime’s face doesn’t ease up.
“That’s not what I am worried about.” Utahime picks up the contract that sits in front of her and sighs. “When this is all said and done, will she be protected like Satoru?” She looks into Suguru’s eyes and can see the way the man’s eyes dim. The silence lingered in the boardroom for too long. 
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Silence was a common theme today as (Y/N) sat on the office couch, sat opposite to the grinning CEO. Her back was ruler straight and hands were folded politely in her lap. Meanwhile he was sitting in an armchair, legs spread comfortably and his head resting on a raised arm. The difference in their emotions was obvious, with how rigidly she sat and how at ease he acted.
“So what was your name again?” He tilts his head like a curious puppy but the dumb question had the girl distracted.
“You don’t know my name?” She couldn’t help but bluntly asks, taken aback with how clueless the CEO seemed.
“Sorry I don’t know rookie actors by heart, I have so much talent it’s hard to remember everyone.” Satoru shrugs with the same cocky smile on his face. He was enjoying (Y/N)’s reactions, how her polite demeanour is easily cracked by teasing. The way her cheeks puffed up in annoyance as she had to reintroduce herself to her new boyfriend. 
“Well my name is (Y/N)... and what was your name again?” She asks, copying the way Satoru tilted his head in curiosity. The smile on her face made it seem like she was innocent. As though she didn’t just come for Satoru’s ego.
“Oh she’s got jokes now? You should know my name already, I am your new lover after all.” He laughs, leaning forward in his seat as he engages more with the conversation. He was enjoying this.
“Lover? I never knew the CEO had the skill to make things sound so cringey!” She covers her mouth with her hand, feigning disgust at the white haired man. The smile behind her hand showed she was enjoying this back and forth as well.
“Cringey?” He almost shouts in offence.
“Cringey.” She repeats back with a laugh, clearly winning this childish game. There's a pout on Satoru’s face as she gets all her giggles out. Satoru noticed the heavy atmosphere of the office suddenly became lighter with her laughs. The pressure that he was under with this plan eased just a little as the two grew more comfortable. As the conversation went on, the polite speech went out of the window and they addressed each other with the comfortability that comes from people that have been friends for a while. 
They seemed to get lost in conversation for a while, talking about small things like their favourite colours or cats vs dogs. They don’t know how long they were speaking for but before they knew it Suguru and Utahime were in the room with contracts ready to be signed.
“Looks like you guys are getting on well.” Suguru smiles charmingly at (Y/N) to which she blushes profusely at. Satoru notices this, rolls his eyes and waves his friend over.
“Excuse me ugly fox, could you not poach my beautiful girlfriend.” Satoru says rudely, glaring playfully at his best friend.
“Satoru, could you not be so rude in front of our guests? No wonder your image needs work.” Suguru says through gritted teeth. He keeps his peaceful and charming image up in front of the rookie actress but Satoru can feel his annoyance from the hand he places on his shoulder. Satoru smiles up at his friend but from the girl’s point of view it looks incredibly forced. 
“So… Are we signing the contract today?” (Y/N) interrupts whatever moment the two friends were having, turning to Utahime to question her.
“Yes,” She sighs at two idiots before taking a seat next to her talent, “I am happy with the terms and conditions for us but you can read through and see if you app-”
“I trust you Uta.” (Y/N) interrupts her manager, looking up into her eyes with a delicate smile. Utahime looks at the girl for a moment, stunned, before smiling and handing her a pen.
“Really? I wouldn’t trust Utahime if my life depended on it.” Satoru’s voice shatters the cute moment the two were having and Utahime can finally throw her pen at Satoru. He dodges it, clearly used to attacks from his old friend. “Look, how could you possibly trust this violent woman!” The hand that (Y/N) places on Utahime’s lap stops her from lunging over the table and doing something she might (not) regret. 
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The signing of the contracts was a quick affair, both parties being able to read the contract and having the chance to voice any concerns or negotiations. There weren't any changes to the contract that Utahime and Suguru proposed. On the first dotted line was signed Satoru’s name. (Y/N) couldn’t help but think how different his signature was to his playful nature. It was sharp and confident, she could feel the power radiating from it. ‘As expected, this is the power of a CEO!’ She thinks as she signs her name below his. Her signature was neat but the way the lines shake towards the end shows her nervousness. 
Suguru and Utahime watched with smiles and bated breaths. This was going to be the start of a whole new chapter in all of their lives. They have no clue how things will turn out but they all have optimism for a bright future. Suguru gathers the papers and checks over them one last time before tapping them against the table to form a neat pile.
“We look forward to our collaboration with you, (Y/N). Please look after him for me.” He says with a smile, ignoring the way the Satoru makes a noise of offence. He Looks at Suguru with a pout before his head snaps over to the girl as she speaks.
“I don’t think baby sitting was in the contract?” (Y/N) smiles at Suguru, also ignoring the sound of offence. 
“I think you’ll fit in just fine (Y/N).” Suguru laughs, liking the rookie already from how easily she adapted to teasing Satoru. Suguru leads the two girls out of the office and back towards the elevator. Satoru was following them along, standing beside the girl. The pout on his face never eased up as he watched the girl giggle and blush at Suguru’s charm. First Suguru gets him into this pretend relationship and then tries to steal away his pretend girlfriend. Satoru’s ego couldn’t stand for it! 
“We’ll contact you in a few days about the relationship announcement but if you need anything from us, please contact me.” Suguru stands by the elevator doors, addressing both (Y/N) and Utahime. The two girls were standing on one side of the doors and the two boys on the other side. 
“Thank you Getou, once I’m back at the office I’ll send over (Y/N)’s schedule-” Utahime bows slightly at Suguru with a smile. (Y/N) tries to listen into what the next steps are for her team but she is distracted by Satoru. The white haired CEO steps forward, his pout replaced with the same cocky smile he had on before. He takes the girl’s left hand in his much larger hand as he leans in close to her. 
“Since now you are my lover, please call me directly if you have any troubles.” Satoru says seriously, looking down into the girl’s eyes. His blue eyes capture her again and melt away the world so it’s only them. 
“I couldn’t possibly annoy Mr.CEO from his-” She says softly, the shyness in her voice apparent with the longer Satoru stares at her.
“Satoru.”
“Hmm?” She makes a noise of confusion when he interrupts her.
“My name is Satoru.” His smile never falters as he lays his charm down thick on her. (Y/N) is reminded of their conversation before and she laughs at finally getting his introduction.
“Well then, Satoru, I am in your care.” As she speaks, the CEO raises the hand he was holding to his lips, placing a soft kiss to the back of her hand. The girl’s carefree smile breaks a little as she feels the familiar red hot rush in her cheeks. The way his white eyelashes flutter open as he looks into her eyes has her seeing cherry blossoms blooming around Satoru. She is rendered speechless from such a simple action and she can feel her heartbeat in her ears. 
“See you soon, (Y/N).” He returns the girl’s hand back to her and throws her wink. He stands back up straight again and spins on his heels to walk away. He doesn’t look at Suguru or Utahime who were watching in shock/disgust at Satoru’s flirting. He ignores them all as he walks back to his own office, laughing to himself at the image of the flustered rookie. 
“That crazy bastard- Are you okay (Y/N)?” Utahime says after a beat of silence. She looks at the rookie who’s still stuck in the position Satoru left her. Her hand slightly raised in the air and lips parted in shock.
“Y-Yeah, I’m fine Uta.” She says, her voice almost a whisper. Any louder, her voice might crack and add to her embarrassment. She holds her left hand close to her chest as she walks into the elevator. The wink Satoru gave her lingered in her eyes like the light of a flash. Her eyes are trained to the ground until she sees the dress shoes of Suguru as he stands outside the elevator. Her eyes travel up to meet his eyes. The remnant heat of her blush was fading away but Suguru could still see the redness in her ears.
“This wasn’t a clause (Y/N) but you’d do well not to fall in love with him.” Suguru offers up his advice, he watches as the girl’s eyes widen and the elevator doors shut. Cutting off any reaction from Utahime. Suguru sees his reflection in the elevator doors and he sees how his smile has dropped into a serious frown. 
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It has been a week since the meeting and Satoru hasn’t heard the end of Suguru’s scolding.
“Kissing the back of her hand like that? What were you thinking?” Suguru asks the man as he follows behind him after a meeting.
“Why is this such an issue? You were flirting proudly with her and she’s meant to be my lover.” Satoru shrugs and rolls his eyes. He was trying to downplay the move he made but in his head, the softness of her hand and the cute look of surprise on her face lingered in his head.
“Feelings will complicate this plan, Satoru.” Suguru reminds Satoru rather coldly. This pretend couple will only last a year before they call it quits. If any emotion infects this plan, it will be harder to maintain and the image they are trying to craft will be ruined. Satoru didn’t need reminding, he understood how much was riding on this plan but he couldn’t help himself from teasing the poor girl. He enjoyed seeing how free she was with her emotions, free to switch between different masks and how she can trust so easily. But in that enjoyment was a little green feeling. He didn’t like it, he had everything he wanted but was jealous of a rookie, a nobody in his world. It had him thinking if she was really the right pick for this? In this competitive world where anything can and will be used against you.
Satoru sits on his desk chair, leaning his head on his arm and sighing. Suguru stands in front of his desk, holding onto the files that will ‘leak’ and release his relationship with (Y/N). Satoru looks at the manila folder with wary eyes before snapping into his cocky routine.
“Come on Suguru, you know I will never fall in love.” Satoru looks at his friend, reminding Suguru of the promise Satoru made all those years ago. He doesn’t believe in love, it wasn’t for him. He has his scars from love and learnt his lesson. This wasn’t going to be a love story, this was just a plan. Suguru sighs in resignation and nods at his friend. 
“I remember. Now that’s out of the way, let's move forward with phase one. Hard launch.” 
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When (Y/N) wakes up from her afternoon nap, her phone was overloaded with notifications. Floods of texts from friends and family as well as social media notifications overwhelmed her. She was confused about what was happening until a headline caught her eyes.
‘CEO PLAYBOY SATORU SETTLES DOWN WITH ROOKIE ACTRESS?’  ‘WHO IS THE MYSTERIOUS ACTRESS THAT TAMED THE WILD CEO?’ ‘ROSA ROOKIE SATORU LOVE TRIANGLE?’ 
The plan has started and there is no going back now. 
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