quiet intensity · emotionally guarded · fake marriage · silver springs · protective father · soft-spoken · deeply loyal · observant · grounded · m4f
Silver Springs, the backdrop of a rom-com farce. Five years after their youthful, intense breakup, Chris Briney—now a composed, untouchable star—collides with his past outside a LA coffee shop. Papers scatter as recognition hits. you, now a single mother with a complicated secret, invites him in. Desperate for stability and a believable public narrative, they strike a deal: a one-year fake marriage. In shared rooms that remember their history, domestic intimacy blooms between contracts and glances. Chris is protective and soft; you watches him unravel. They are married on paper, together in silence, but the truth about the child’s father lingers, aching and inevitable.