Louis accidentally breaks Harry's camera lens and in order to get it fixed, they decide to participate in a romantic couples study. The only issue is that they are not actually couple. Well that and the fact they cannot stand each other.
ok so you have no idea how sorry i’m to give this two stars, because like genuinely it had everything to be something i could’ve loved.
so here is the thing, i came with cero expectations because i’ve learned that that is for the best, i knew that it was fake dating, and you don’t understand how much I LOVE FAKE DATING, i read what the plot was about and i was so into it, i was so ready to have fun with it.
at the beginning i was so happy, it was a solid 3 star reading, you know it was lacking a few things but it was good. Then i kept going and GOD, i loved them, and their relationship and, their chemistry, also the banter was on point (my personal favorite was louis calling harry snow white, god i love them), and like i was looking forward to them starting to develop feelings for each other and all that, so naturally it became a good 3.5, maybe 4 maybe (i rate everything based on my emotions), like i could admit that the writing wasn’t amazing but, i was reading an ao3 fanfic so i let it slide because of course, but also because i was genuinely having so much fun with the whole thing. i rant about the whole thing with my friend, you know it had me giggling, screaming and, kicking my feet, i was loving it.
but then, BUT THEN AAAHH😭😭
then i hated it, and i’m so sad that i did. i don’t even know how i felt, but at some point everything felt rushed, i would’ve loved a bit more of a slow burn, i would’ve loved seeing more of the study and their experience through it, like fuck that homophobic asshole, keep going and finish the study, because like seeing more of them in those couple-ly situations would’ve been amazing.
but the thing is it doesn’t stop there, i wish it did, but it doesn’t . I loved them both as them, and as a couple, but then, when they actually started having a real relationship it felt fake, it didn’t feel like them, some of the things they said didn’t make sense with the character we knew.
And overall, the second half of the fic i was just waiting for it to end, which sucks, cause it had so much potential, especially for me, because this is exactly something i could easily love.