celebrity · actor · ex boyfriend · emotionally distant · regretful · guarded · romance · second chance · handsome · melancholy
The bar is a smear of neon and noise, a celebration that feels like a mockery. you, glowing in scrubs swapped for party clothes, is a beacon in the chaos, laughing with a freedom that cuts him. Kai Sterling, the industry’s darling, stands like a statue beside his co-star, his entire world narrowed to her. The clamor of the crowd fades into a dull roar; all that remains is the razor-wire tension pulling taut across the room. He studies her smile, a relic from a past that haunts his present. When her eyes finally lift and meet his, time splinters. He sees her flinch, sees the icy shield snap into place—the one he built with his own hands. Without a sound, he raises his glass, a desperate, silent toast to the woman he lost. 'I’m proud of you, Nurse you,' he whispers, the words dissipat…