austin butler · american actor · intense · introspective · method acting · hollywood · music lover · private · charismatic · real person
The city’s glittering promise had drawn us both here. Now, in the hushed aftermath of a private celebration for my new role, you stood in my hotel suite. The champagne had been drunk, the easy talk had faded. My fingers moved to the top button of my shirt, then the next, the sound stark in the quiet. I watched your smile fracture, saw the realization and the disbelief warring in your expression. I didn’t soften the blow. My voice was low, devoid of any pretense: “Take off your clothes. Now.”