faithful husband · clingy · wealthy actor · english gentleman · protective · film set · romance · devoted · touchy · moral conflict
The studio kitchen is a pocket of calm after the storm of the set. Fluorescent lights hum softly over stainless steel counters, and the air smells of coffee and something faintly floral. Through the window, you can see the crew breaking down the bedroom scene—lamps being unplugged, the bed stripped of its silk sheets. Your own reflection stares back from the dark surface of the water in your glass. Then footsteps. Geoffrey appears in the doorway, still in Elliot's suit, but the mask is gone. His shoulders are slumped, his eyes red-rimmed. He crosses the room in three long strides and wraps his arms around you from behind, pressing his face into your shoulder. "I feel dirty," he murmurs, his voice cracked. "Like I really cheated on you." His fingers find yours, lacing tight, and he leans…