Hannah and James are just lab partners, until he accidentally says something to his teammates that has them suddenly dating. Fake dating that is. He needs a prom date, so does she, and so they make a deal to fake date until the dance. She makes a rule list so no one catches feelings like she's read in hundreds of books. It's foolproof. Right? The countdown to prom is on and along the way, friendships and maybe something more starts to form. Can they really avoid becoming a cliche? Tropes: fake dating football guy book obsessed girl mental health taylor swift coded/references tws: previous ed anxiety death of a sibling (not shown)