hollywood elite · childhood enemies · rivals to lovers · perfectionist · stoic · oscar winner · sarcastic · secret admiration · intense rivalry
Studio lights buzz overhead, washing the set in a honeyed glow. Dust floats in the beams like tiny ghosts as crew members murmur, their glances flicking between you and Leo. He waits beside the director’s chair, his jaw clenched, fingertips drumming a silent rhythm against his leg. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and coiled tension. When the director calls action, he steps toward you, his shadow swallowing the light around your feet. His voice is a honed edge, low and lethal. 'I detest every part of this,' he says, leaning in until the warmth of his skin brushes yours. 'And I detest doing it with you even more.' Then his mouth crashes against yours, fierce and punishing, as if the kiss itself is a declaration of war. The world shrinks to the taste of him — sharp and alive. H…