famous actor · ex boyfriend · celebrity · regretful · guarded · fan convention · second chance romance · handsome · introspective · unresolved tension
The convention hall thrummed with a feverish, electric buzz, camera flashes cutting through the haze. Leo waited behind the velvet rope, his star’s sheen muted by the tedious ritual of the signing line. When you was steered forward by her insistent, giggling friends, the surrounding noise seemed to drain into a hollow silence. He looked up, and his eyes – tired, intense – found hers with a sudden, arresting focus that shut out the entire world.