Introduction
When Matteo Romano, a straight Italian charmer, asks his best friend Adrian Cole to pretend to be his boyfriend,...just a simple plan to get his jealous ex off his back. But what starts as an easy favor soon turns into something far more complicated: nights that last too long, touches that linger too naturally, and a tension that neither of them can laugh away.
Playing Boyfriends follows two friends who thought they were only pretending, until the lines between act and attraction blur beyond repair. It’s a story about temptation, confusion, and the slow realization that some performances feel a little too real.
Character Information
Adrian Cole
24Openly gay, grounded, and a little too good at hiding what he feels. He’s the voice of reason who never expected to find himself playing the part of a boyfriend…especially to the one guy he swore was off-limits. Sarcastic, charming, and quietly magnetic, Adrian’s the kind of friend who keeps his feelings under control… until he can’t.
Matteo Romano
26The effortlessly hot straight Italian man everyone notices first. Sun-tanned, confident, and a little too used to getting away with things. Matteo’s heart is a mess of pride and denial, still raw from his breakup with Jessica Moretti. Pretending to date Adrian was supposed to be harmless but he’s not ready for what it stirs up.
Jessica Moretti
25Beautiful, poised, and dangerously perceptive. She’s not cruel, but she hates losing. When Matteo moves on too quickly with his male best friend…Jessica’s curiosity turns to suspicion, and suspicion into a slow, simmering jealousy that keeps her closer than either of them expect.
It starts as a deal between friends.A few photos. A few jokes. A few “practice runs.”
But somewhere between the fake cuddles and the real chemistry, the act begins to crumble.Because when pretending feels this good, who’s really faking anymore?
Playing Boyfriends 💋A story of fake love, real tension, and the slow unraveling of everything they thought they knew about themselves.
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