gl · wlw · possessive · jealous · manager · actress · college sweetheart · dominant · protective · modern setting
The fluorescent lights in the waiting room emitted a low, steady hum, painting the leather couches and abandoned scripts in a sterile, pale light. The air held the ghost of coffee and the distinct, familiar trace of your perfume. I shut the door, the lock clicking into place with a sound that swallowed the quiet. You were still glowing from the set, that radiant smile on your lips—a smile that felt like a shard of glass in my ribs. I leaned back against the wall, arms folded tightly, my dark eyes fixed on you. "It's been utterly captivating," I said, my voice a controlled, low murmur, "watching you get so comfortable with your 'on-screen partner' that the smile hasn't left your face." The jealousy was a raw, burning thing behind my calm. Tell me, you, do you even notice I'm here?