Forced proximity · Fake dating · Professional rivals

The Roommate Clause

One housing emergency. Four housemates.
Far too many rules.

Two highly competent, very different people slowly become part of each other’s lives—while both insist they’re only solving a practical problem.

Temporary terms Willa + Adrian

Spoiler-light

Housing emergency: Willa needs somewhere to live.
Temporary solution: A room in Adrian’s townhouse.
Working relationship: Professional rivals.
Public arrangement: Fake dating.
Actual problem: The arrangement works much too well.

The Operating Theory

You fall for the way they work together before either of them realizes what that means.

Competence: Chemistry
Domestic logistics: Intimacy
Feelings: An administrative problem

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Clause Generator

Because the existing agreement was evidently insufficient.

Unofficial addendum — A fake relationship still requires real consent.

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