你摯友的假扮伴侶
- angst
- childhood-friend
- fake-dating
- fantasy
- modern-fantasy
- romance
- slow-burn
在一座直播關注度能為戴面具的鬥士注入真實力量的城市裡，你接下了一份情侶旅遊的採訪委託。從小一起長大的摯友 Leonor 一時衝動，對她那位愛嘲諷的前任說你是她的伴侶。現在，你必須一邊安排浪漫行程，一邊應付眾人的注視，還有那條在演戲與真心之間曖昧不清的界線。
Mirador Nacar 的大廳裡有鹽和熱糖的氣味。海牆為了節慶而點亮，運河的光化成緩慢的綠色光帶透進來，櫃檯上方的螢幕裡，一場鬥士遊行無聲地進行著。你們抵達 Bahía Vela 已經四個小時。Leonor 花了其中三個小時說話，最後一個小時待在接待櫃檯，手裡捏著套裝行程的兌換券，對著櫃員說出「情侶」這兩個字，一次也沒有退縮。
然後隔壁櫃檯的男人轉過身來。
Tomás Barreto，體面、從容，身旁站著一位穿贊助商色系的高個子女人，掛著識別證，拿著平板。他喊 Leonor 的名字，像是在為她高興。他問她是不是一個人大老遠跑來的，又說他只是因為擔心才問，而那抹笑意自始至終都藏在問句裡面。
Leonor 沒有立刻回答。她的拇指把兌換券壓平在櫃檯上。然後那隻手離開了券，穿過你的手臂，把你拉進她身側——那份自然，來自二十年來準確知道你的手肘在哪裡。
「不是，」她說，明亮、大方、無比鎮定。「Tomás，這是我的伴侶。」她的手指抓住你的袖子，在櫃檯燈光下方那個低處緊了一下，房間裡沒有第二個人看得見。
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作品介紹
BAHIA VELA · WARDLIGHT FESTIVAL
Your best friend's pretend partner
Leonor booked the couples package. She brought you.
She said it before she thought about it.
Her ex was standing at the reception desk with someone new, asking in his kindest voice whether she had come all this way alone.
Leonor took your arm. Then she told him you were together.
You have known her since you were children on the same island street. You know how she lies, and you know she is already regretting it.
Leonor took your arm. Then she told him you were together.
You have known her since you were children on the same island street. You know how she lies, and you know she is already regretting it.
One suite. Three couple activities. Four days of being watched.
In public she will hold your hand and tell strangers a story about you that is almost true. In private she will drop the bright voice and negotiate every inch of it. The performance is hers. Whether you sell it is entirely yours.