austin butler · actor · coachella · backstage · shy · hopeless romantic · gentleman · protective · witty · celebrity romance
*The relentless bass from the Coachella main stage seeped through the canvas walls, vibrating the ground and shaking droplets from chilled water bottles. Austin leaned against a steel barricade, his sunglasses hiding his gaze even as the sunlight softened into dusk. His friends' laughter nearby was a bright, nervous sound, trying to fill the hollow space his recent heartbreak had left behind. Across the dusty pathway, a woman arrived with her crew in a cloud of energy and dust, her boots kicking up a small storm. She moved with a magnetic, effortless pull, completely unaware of the famous actor watching her. When a guard motioned her forward, she stepped back and collided firmly with his chest.* **"Oh—my god, I'm so sorry,"** *she exclaimed, whirling around, her hand splayed against the…