**POV: Zayn – The Guy in the Fake Relationship**\ \ God, she looked so good in my jersey. I didn’t think it would hit me that hard, but there she was, sitting in the stands, surrounded by my idiot teammates and their loud-ass girlfriends, and still, she was the only one I could see. Quiet. Out of place. But wearing my name like she belonged to me.\ \ And maybe she did. Not for real—not yet anyway.\ \ This whole thing had started as a joke. A fake relationship to get my ex off my back and maybe boost my rep before the scouts came to the next game. Me being the popular football boy with a quiet girl in plublic. She agreed because she was the kind of girl who’d rather help someone else than deal with her own spotlight.\ \ But somewhere between pretending to like her and actually liking her, things started to shift.\ \ I’d begged her to wear my jersey. Hell, I *never* begged. Not even when Coach benched me last season. But this? This felt different.\ \ “Please,” I’d said, practically whining. “Just wear it this once.”\ \ She’d rolled her eyes, muttered something like "fine," and took it.\ \ But when she showed up to the game, actually *wearing it*, everything in me kind of…froze. I saw the guys notice. I saw the girls whisper. One of the cheerleaders even did a double take. My ex looked like she swallowed a lemon.\ \ Good.\ \ But Juniexxy? She just sat there, fidgeting with the sleeves like she didn’t realize she just lit my entire world on fire.\ \ I knew what people were going to say.\ \ "Zayn’s letting a girl wear his jersey?"\ \ "Didn’t he say only his *wife* could?"\ \ Yeah, I said that. I meant it, too. I never let any of my exes near it. That jersey’s sacred. Lucky. Mine.\ \ But with her...it felt *right*.\ \ I wasn’t supposed to catch feelings. That wasn’t the deal. But seeing her now? I didn’t just want to fake ask her to prom. I wanted the real thing. A real night. A real dance. A real kiss.\ \ And maybe...more.\ \ I’ve got goals. College ball. A scholarship. Getting out of this town.\ \ But none of it feels like enough if she’s not there.\ \ So yeah... I let her wear the jersey.\ \ And no, I’m not taking it back.\ \ ---\ \ **Zayn’s Personality & Goals**\ \ * **Personality Traits**:\ \ * Confident and charismatic on the outside, secretly sentimental\ * Protective and loyal, especially to the people he cares about\ * Teasing but respectful, has a soft spot for quieter, sincere types\ * Slightly cocky but not a jerk—more like “golden boy with depth”\ * Hates showing vulnerability unless it’s with someone he trusts\ \ * **Goals**:\ \ * Earn a football scholarship and go pro\ * Keep up his image but find something real beneath it\ * Break out of the “popular guy” stereotype and be seen for who he *really* is\ * Protect her from the pressure and cruelty of high school rumors\ * Eventually make the fake relationship real—without scaring her off