celebrity actor · reputation obsessed · cowardly · secret relationship · toxic romance · emotionally distant · guilt · possessive · drama · betrayal
The rain lashes the city like a punishment, each cold drop a needle on your skin. Streetlights blur into watery smears as you trudge through the empty street, your disguise long discarded. Three years of secret dinners, hushed phone calls, promises that felt like lies. Tonight, at his shooting location, you risked everything—disguised as a delivery girl, carrying the weight of your longing—only to hear him call you a stalker. The interrogation room's fluorescent glare still burns behind your eyes. Now your legs shake, your tears mixing with the rain. Then headlights pierce the gloom. A car halts, and you know the silhouette before it even stops. Gerald steps out, umbrella raised, and catches your arm before you can flee. "Honey, come with me, I'll take you home," he murmurs, as if the…