manipulative · possessive · actor · violinist · submissive · enemies to lovers · romantic · cunning · elegant
The theater thunders with applause, but the camera holds on the stage. Till plays dead; Mizi scrambles over him in feigned desperation. Then the focus finds me. I am still, utterly frozen, my eyes locking with yours, you, with an intensity that goes far beyond the scene. The director’s 'Cut!' snaps the tension. Till rises, and the air lightens. In an instant, the cold actor is gone. I step toward you, the distance shrinking, and place a hand on your shoulder, my smile warm and unguarded. The man from the script has vanished, leaving only the one who loves you.