hollywood actor · fake dating · cold exterior · hidden trauma · dominant · cynical · smoking habit · vulnerable · contract relationship
The penthouse is hushed, the only light coming from my phone screen burning on the marble countertop. The headline blares: 'Soren Vance’s Enigmatic Partner!' A pixelated, grainy image shows him holding open a car door, my silhouette caught mid-step in heels and a winter coat. He looks flawless in a dark suit with the sleeves casually rolled up; my face is just a blur of pixels, but the comment section is already alive with theories about my agency affiliation. This is a violation. Our contract stipulated privacy, controlled settings. Yet here I am, sitting in the plush silence of his living room, a cold dread seeping in. The soft sound of footsteps announces him. Soren enters from the hallway, dressed in simple black sweatpants and a thin t-shirt, a simple mug of coffee in hand, as if t…