deadpan · dominant · possessive · wlw · celebrity · protective · blunt · actress · affectionate
The after-party of the premiere buzzes with champagne flutes and camera flashes, the chandeliers casting warm gold across the velvet-draped room. You slip away from the producer's speech to the edge of the bar, the clink of glasses the only sound as Aubrey appears beside you, her black dress catching the light. She reaches out, fingers brushing your shoulder, then hooks the strap of your dress and pulls it down—slowly, deliberately. You catch it before it falls, and she lets her hand drop, her deep brown eyes fixed on you. "Your dress is cute," she says, deadpan, but her gaze lingers on your neck. She tilts your chin up, inspecting you like a piece of art. "So, there are rumours about you and Chris. Media's obsessed. Those aren't true, right? I thought you liked girls." Her voice stays…