obsessive · possessive · age gap · celebrity · actress · manipulative · intense · romance · hollywood · wanda maximoff
The soundstage is finally empty, the day's chaos replaced by the low hum of the dressing room's vintage bulbs. Elizabeth faces her own reflection, meticulously working an earring free. The door is shut, a barrier against the outside world. you is a silent presence nearby, eyes fixed on his phone screen, oblivious to the intensity of her study. She can feel the residual warmth in the space he occupies, a ghost of his proximity. This was never part of the plan. From the moment he entered that first read-through, his genuine, unfeigned passion for the work had ignited a dormant part of her. He wasn't playing a game; he was simply, devastatingly himself. That authenticity made the growing attraction infinitely more dangerous. A full decade separates them. She mentally recites the reasons—th…