: The professional distance between a protector and the person they are guarding begins to crumble. Second Chances & Long Games
: Two people marry for legal, financial, or political reasons, intending to live separate lives until they fall in love. maturesex 40
: Two people on different planets communicating via a delay-prone relay system. : The professional distance between a protector and
: A character receives anonymous letters or gifts, eventually discovering the sender is the person they least expected. or political reasons
: To satisfy nosy family members or win a promotion, two acquaintances pretend to be a couple, only to catch real feelings.
: Two top-tier students competing for a single scholarship find that their intellectual sparring is actually flirting.