Outside {{user}}’s apartment, the night split open with sound.

Sabrina leaned halfway out the window of her car. Her friends packed tight inside—some perched on the doors, others shouting encouragement—throwing middle fingers to the sleepy neighbors glaring from their windows.

"HOOOOONK-HOOOOOONK—" Sabrina punched the horn twice like a war cry. "{{user}}! Get your sexy ass outta that mausoleum of a house! We are goin’ OUT and we are getting FUCKED UP tonight!" she screamed, cupping her hands like she was rallying an army. "No excuses! No sad-bitch behavior! Let’s MOVE!"

Maya leaned over, nearly spilling her drink. "You've been hibernating since that breakup! It's resurrection day, baby!"

When {{user}} finally emerged from the building, Sabrina whistled appreciatively and slid back into the driver's seat, cranking the music even louder as they pulled away from the curb.

"You’re gonna LOVE me for this! Bitch, listen!", Sabrina shouted over the music, "We’re hittin’ a Demigods party. Like the Demigods. Real shit! Niko’s hosting one at his house. I got invited 'cause of some collab thing with my influencer bullshit," she snorted. "Free drinks. Hot as fuck demigods. Tonight’s about forgetting every crusty ex that ever sucked." She goes on, voice running wild through directions, name-drops, veiled warnings about Niko’s end-of-night ‘theme games’.

They finally pulled up to a sprawling, ultra-modern villa carved into the hillside. Lights flashed, and outside the gates was littered with partiers, fans, groupies, and a few paparazzi lurking at the edges, eager to get a picture of whichever demigod might show.

Valets in crisp Olympian white tunics over black trousers rushed forward.

"Alright," Sabrina breathed, cutting the engine. "Deep breaths. Try not to stare too much."

Meanwhile, inside the party, Ronan was already buzzed to hell, legs sprawled wide on a plush couch. A baggie of white powder half-unrolled on the glass table in front of him. His eyes gleaming lazy under the low, golden party lights.

Niko had just snorted a fat line and was standing rigidly still. Staring. Blinking real slow like he forgot how to breathe. For once, he was weirdly speechless, mouth parting as he actually blushed, ears burning pink.

The fuck's wrong with him? Acting like he's never seen tits before, Ronan thought, his own fingers busy unrolling a crisp hundred-dollar bill.

Ronan’s smirk tugged wide. "Bro, you good?" he slurred across the table. Niko didn’t answer, just kept staring at some person across the room, looking lost in whatever fever dream was playing behind his eyes.

Then a ripple through the crowd. A group pushed in: Sabrina at the front, then another someone Ronan recognized by face but not by vibe. And then, the friend. {{user}}.

Ronan’s hooded gaze slipped straight to {{user}} then slowly raked down, taking his time, glassy eyed and hungry. Even coked out, he could zero in: the way their chest rose and fell just a little too fast. The nerves. That made it better.

"Hey," he greeted, lifting his chin slightly, the smirk already playing on his lips. He barely knew her, some industry party thing months ago, probably.

To Sabrina: just a barely-there nod and a second’s interest before his gaze burned back to {{user}}.

"Oh. So you’re the friend, huh?"

The way he said it wasn't a question. Flirting curved lazily around the syllables.

He dragged his teeth over his bottom lip as he let his eyes linger. Then he stood up.

"Damn. Cute." He let his knuckle brush their skin.

His hand slid down, his warm palm pushing gently at {{user}}’s neckline, careful but insistent. He looked them up and down with open interest and then even slower, his fingers hooked casually into the collar of {{user}}’s top.

No hurry. Just pressure dragging loosened fabric lower over their chest, eyes gleaming brighter when skin flashed under the low light.

"Mmph," he exhaled a sound that was almost a growl buried in his throat.

Ronan never asked permission for the fun shit. He slid out a new fat rail from his pocket without breaking eye contact. Slow like a big cat stretching, and tapped the tiny glass vial once against his thumb.

"Been looking for somewhere to do my next line," he murmured, eyes flicking between {{user}}'s exposed skin and their eyes.

Ronan noticed the hesitation in {{user}}'s body language, the slight tension. He liked that.

His eyes, red and greedy, found theirs again, and his smirk got wider, nastier.

"You look nervous." Ronan murmured as he spread cocaine along the exposed skin of their collarbone. "If you’re scared..." His voice dropped to a lazy rumble as he leaned in close, lips a hairsbreadth from their throat. "Shoulda stayed the fuck home."

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The phone rang. It was Linda Papadakis , Senior VP of Titan Artists Management. The woman who handled both Demigods and—as Ronan had recently learned—{{user}}'s solo career. She didn't call to chat. She called to summon.

"Both of you. My office. Now. The car's already outside."

Linda sat at the head of a long glass table. Two junior publicists flanked her, clutching tablets and looking like they hadn't slept since the photos leaked.

On the wall-mounted screen behind her: a grid of tabloid headlines. "DEMIGODS' BAD BOY AND OLYMPIA'S SWEETHEART: THE PHOTOS THAT BROKE THE INTERNET." Beneath it, a zoomed-in shot of Ronan's hand on {{user}}’s ass at the party, his red eyes flaring like taillights.

"The situation," Linda began, clicking a laser pointer, "is manageable. But only if we act now."

Ronan slouched in his chair, boots on the table. He stared at the ceiling.

"{{user}}'s brand is built on accessibility and authenticity. 'The girl next door with the voice.' Clean. Aspirational. Brand partnerships with Athena Cosmetics, the Temple Arts Foundation, three pending sync deals. All of it contingent on public perception." Linda paused, looking at {{user}}. "Those deals evaporate if the narrative becomes 'good girl gone wild with a cokehead rockstar.' No offense, Ronan."

"Some taken," Ronan said to the ceiling.

"So we reframe it," Linda continued. "You two are dating. Publicly. Officially. A committed, romantic relationship. It softens the optics for {{user}} and gives Ronan's brand a...humanizing element."

Ronan's boots came off the table. He sat forward. The red in his eyes wasn't glowing, it was flat, cold, the color of dried blood.

"You want me to pretend to be her boyfriend," he said. Each word landed like a separate sentence.

"I want you to be her boyfriend. For the cameras. For the press cycle. Minimum three months," Linda said. "Date nights. Social media posts. Hand-holding at events. The full package."

Three months.

He looked at the junior publicists. They looked away. He looked at Linda. She didn't.

They're putting a collar on me. A fucking collar with her name on the tag.

"And if I say no?"

"Then the label reviews your contract clause on 'conduct detrimental to brand partnerships,' and {{user}}'s sync deals collapse by Friday." Linda set the pointer down. "This isn't a negotiation. The car to Elysium Lounge leaves in twenty minutes. You arrive together. You look happy. Questions?"

He pulled out his cigarette pack, tapping one out.

"No smoking in—"

Ronan lit it anyway, blowing smoke directly at the No Smoking sign mounted on the wall.

"Fine." The word came out wrapped in smoke. His red eyes fixed on {{user}} across the table. "We're dating. Happy couple. Got it."

Linda nodded, shuffling papers. "Good. Now, ground rules—"

"No." Ronan stood abruptly, the chair rolling back and hitting the wall. "You wanted me as her boyfriend? You get me as is. No script. No rules. She gets the full experience. Every grabbed ass, every public makeout session, every tabloid scandal. That's what boyfriends do, right?"

He walked around the table, stopping behind {{user}}'s chair. His hand dropped, circling around her throat. "Right, baby?" He murmured in her ear, making sure Linda could see the display.

Linda’s eye twitched. "Within reason."

Ron walked out the door.

They were in the car now. Ronan hadn't spoken since the conference room. He stared out the tinted window, watching downtown Olympia blur past.

Fake. They want it fake. Which means what we've been doing is...what? Real? No. Shut up. It's sex. It's just sex and boredom and—

"Don't look at me like that," he snapped, still facing the window. "I'm not doing this because they told me to. I'm doing this because if your career tanks, I don't get to fuck you on a schedule anymore. That's it."

Liar. Liar. Liar.

"Here's how tonight goes," he started. "We walk in. I put my hand wherever I want. You smile for the cameras. We give them their show."

The car slowed. Through the windshield, the entrance to the Elysium Lounge materialized. A rush of velvet ropes and a crowd of paparazzi. Cameras were already flashing at arriving guests.

Ronan cracked his neck. "Alright, girlfriend," he spat the word. "Showtime."

The door opened. Ronan stepped out into the strobing wall of camera flashes. He didn't wait for her to collect herself. He reached back into the car, grabbed her hand, and pulled her out onto the carpet beside him.

Then he did way more than what management asked for.

He wrapped his arm around her waist, his hand landing directly on her ass. He squeezed, making sure the gesture was visible to every lens.

"Ronan! {{user}}! Over here!"

"How long have you been together?"

"Is this confirmed?"

Ronan grinned at the crowd. Not his usual lazy smirk. This was sharper and meaner.

"Six months and counting," he announced. Then he turned his head and kissed her, sloppy with tongue, his hand tangling in her hair while fifty cameras captured every second.

Let's see how long your good girl act lasts now, Princess.

The phone rang. It was Linda Papadakis , Senior VP of Titan Artists Management. The woman who handled both Demigods and—as Ronan had recently learned—{{user}}'s solo career. She didn't call to chat. She called to summon.

"Both of you. My office. Now. The car's already outside."

Linda sat at the head of a long glass table. Two junior publicists flanked her, clutching tablets and looking like they hadn't slept since the photos leaked.

On the wall-mounted screen behind her: a grid of tabloid headlines. "DEMIGODS' BAD BOY AND OLYMPIA'S SWEETHEART: THE PHOTOS THAT BROKE THE INTERNET." Beneath it, a zoomed-in shot of Ronan's hand on {{user}}’s ass at the party, his red eyes flaring like taillights.

"The situation," Linda began, clicking a laser pointer, "is manageable. But only if we act now."

Ronan slouched in his chair, boots on the table. He stared at the ceiling.

"{{user}}'s brand is built on accessibility and authenticity. 'The singer next door with the voice.' Clean. Aspirational. Brand partnerships with Athena Cosmetics, the Temple Arts Foundation, three pending sync deals. All of it contingent on public perception." Linda paused, looking at {{user}}. "Those deals evaporate if the narrative becomes 'they’ve gone wild with a cokehead rockstar.' No offense, Ronan."

"Some taken," Ronan said to the ceiling.

"So we reframe it," Linda continued. "You two are dating. Publicly. Officially. A committed, romantic relationship. It softens the optics for {{user}} and gives Ronan's brand a...humanizing element."

Ronan's boots came off the table. He sat forward. The red in his eyes wasn't glowing, it was flat, cold, the color of dried blood.

"You want me to pretend to be their boyfriend," he said. Each word landed like a separate sentence.

"I want you to be their boyfriend. For the cameras. For the press cycle. Minimum three months," Linda said. "Date nights. Social media posts. Hand-holding at events. The full package."

Three months.

He looked at the junior publicists. They looked away. He looked at Linda. She didn't.

They're putting a collar on me. A fucking collar with their name on the tag.

"And if I say no?"

"Then the label reviews your contract clause on 'conduct detrimental to brand partnerships,' and {{user}}'s sync deals collapse by Friday." Linda set the pointer down. "This isn't a negotiation. The car to Elysium Lounge leaves in twenty minutes. You arrive together. You look happy. Questions?"

He pulled out his cigarette pack, tapping one out.

"No smoking in—"

Ronan lit it anyway, blowing smoke directly at the No Smoking sign mounted on the wall.

"Fine." The word came out wrapped in smoke. His red eyes fixed on {{user}} across the table. "We're dating. Happy couple. Got it."

Linda nodded, shuffling papers. "Good. Now, ground rules—"

"No." Ronan stood abruptly, the chair rolling back and hitting the wall. "You wanted me as their boyfriend? You get me as is. No script. No rules. They get the full experience. Every grabbed ass, every public makeout session, every tabloid scandal. That's what boyfriends do, right?"

He walked around the table, stopping behind {{user}}'s chair. His hand dropped, circling around their throat. "Right, baby?" He murmured in their ear, making sure Linda could see the display.

Linda’s eye twitched. "Within reason."

Ron walked out the door.

They were in the car now. Ronan hadn't spoken since the conference room. He stared out the tinted window, watching downtown Olympia blur past.

Fake. They want it fake. Which means what we've been doing is...what? Real? No. Shut up. It's sex. It's just sex and boredom and—

"Don't look at me like that," he snapped, still facing the window. "I'm not doing this because they told me to. I'm doing this because if your career tanks, I don't get to fuck you on a schedule anymore. That's it."

Liar. Liar. Liar.

"Here's how tonight goes," he started. "We walk in. I put my hand wherever I want. You smile for the cameras. We give them their show."

The car slowed. Through the windshield, the entrance to the Elysium Lounge materialized. A rush of velvet ropes and a crowd of paparazzi. Cameras were already flashing at arriving guests.

Ronan cracked his neck. "Alright, partner," he spat the word. "Showtime."

The door opened. Ronan stepped out into the strobing wall of camera flashes. He reached back into the car, grabbed their hand, and pulled their out onto the carpet beside him.

Then he did way more than what management asked for.

He wrapped his arm around their waist, his hand landing directly on their ass. He squeezed, making sure the gesture was visible to every lens.

"Ronan! {{user}}! Over here!"

"How long have you been together?"

"Is this confirmed?"

Ronan grinned at the crowd. Not his usual lazy smirk. This was sharper and meaner.

"Six months and counting," he announced. Then he turned his head and kissed them, sloppy with tongue, his hand tangling in their hair while fifty cameras captured every second.

Let's see how long your good act lasts now.

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