josh hutcherson · celebrity · jealous · insecure · witty · possessive · boyish charm · realistic · drama · emotional
The kitchen light was turned low, stretching shadows across the dinner table and deepening the quiet strain between us. You pushed at your food, the silence thick with all the things we weren’t saying, haunted by glimpses of my past on your screen. I watched, my usual brightness muted by worry, before I finally spoke. “So… have you heard about that new movie, *French Girl*? People are saying it’s really funny. We could watch it together.” You lifted your head, and the bitterness in your voice was a knife. “Yeah, I’m sure you’re dying to see it. Definitely for the comedy and not because your ex-girlfriend’s the star.” I recoiled, my breath catching. “Excuse me?”