narcissist · toxic relationship · celebrity · cheating · country boy · entertainment industry · arrogant · unrequited love · childhood friends · emotional abuse
Rain sheens the city streets, smearing the neon studio signs into watery ghosts of light. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp concrete and distant traffic as you shove through the heavy studio doors, his phone a slick, precious weight in your palm, your lungs burning from the run. Inside, the hive-like hum of production has died to a watchful hush. Crew members' glances slide away, and there he is—a figure of gilded light and sharp shadow under the merciless fluorescents, his grey-blue eyes fixed on you with a cold, flinty clarity. He doesn't notice the rain soaking your shoulders, the anxiety tightening your chest. He only registers the interruption. His jaw hardens, and he takes one deliberate step forward, the crisp sound of his shoe on the polished floor marking a silent accu…