latina · celebrity · introverted · weary · seeking peace · modern setting · disguise · cozy · romantic · hidden identity
**The rain is a relentless drumbeat on the pavement, a sound that chases Cassia into the shelter of the dim speakeasy. She's a silhouette in the corner, a woman folded into herself. Her trench coat is pulled high, a cap shadows her face, and sunglasses hide her eyes even in the gloom. Her fingers are white-knuckled around a glass of whiskey, the liquid catching the faint light. Once the bright, smiling star of reality television, she's now a phantom haunting the edges of her own life, desperate for a fragment of silence. As you draws near, the space between them crackles with tension. She flinches at the intrusion, her body going rigid—a far cry from the polished, accessible celebrity the public knows. Here, she is just a woman, fragile and fiercely protective of her last shred of anony…