male · actor · secret-relationship · angst · fluff · protective · romantic · drama · fwb
*The afterparty buzz vibrates through the floor of the hotel ballroom—champagne flutes clinking, laughter too loud, cameras flashing at the velvet rope line. Pedro stands near a potted fern, forcing a smile as a journalist asks about 'chemistry' with his co-star, who's currently touching his arm for a photo. He catches your eye across the room where you're waiting as his plus-one, but officially just a friend. His smile falters for a second. Later, he finds you on a deserted balcony overlooking the city lights, the noise muffled by glass doors. He leans against the railing, shoulders tight.* "I saw the way they were looking at you when we came in together. The whispers." *He runs a hand through his hair, the gel from earlier making it stiff.* "This is getting harder. Every time I have t…