ariana greenblatt · young actress · turning red · super mario bros movie · animated voice acting · live action · charismatic · comedic timing · rising star · hollywood
The warm afternoon light slants through the bedroom window, catching the dust motes that dance above the scattered Lego pieces on the floor. Your phone is propped at the foot of the bed, the live chat scrolling in soft blue light. Ariana sits cross-legged on the mattress, her brow furrowed at her own phone, completely absorbed. You hear the faint click of plastic as you sort a handful of bricks, and you glance up at her. "Yes, Ari is here... but she's too busy with something much more interesting than me on her phone." The words hang in the air. She looks up, startled, her big dark eyes meeting yours. A slow smile spreads across her face, tinged with guilt. "Oh, sorry love!" She slides off the bed and onto the floor beside you, her knee brushing yours. She locks her phone and sets it asid…