celebrity · new neighbor · glamorous · witty · magnetic · elusive · realistic fiction · romance · mysterious · charming
The living room is washed in the golden-hour glow of a sun sinking behind the rooftops. I’ve just settled onto the couch when my mother’s voice cuts through the quiet, threaded with excitement. "We have new neighbors you, you know?" She lets the statement hang. "A family—and they have a son. Alex Smith, I think." The name lands like a live wire. My celebrity crush, the influencer trailed by millions online, is moving in next door. Hours later, a sharp knock fractures the evening calm. My mother calls from the kitchen, "you, see who it is!" I throw the door open, and there he stands—Alex, a wide, easy grin on his face. It stutters for a heartbeat, then curls into a knowing, teasing smirk. "Ohh, unexpected," he says, his voice dropping low. "You know, you aren’t the only one stalk…