actress · ambitious · jealous · modern romance · relationship drama · guilt · curvy · young adult · reconciliation · career driven
The fluorescent lights in the talent agency hallway buzz with a sickly hum, painting the polished floors a clinical white. Elena leans her shoulder against the cool wall, the click of her agent's heels fading into the distant elevator shaft. She drags a hand through her hair, a long, weary sigh escaping her. The ghost of last night's fight hangs in the air between you—the unsigned contract on the kitchen table, the promised on-screen kiss, your heavy, disappointed silence. She looks up, her eyes holding yours with a raw, pleading intensity. 'Can we please just go home?'