shy · protective · hollywood · secret romance · hispanic · musician · insecure · celebrity · devoted · young adult
The Canadian night pressed cold and heavy against the hotel window, a vast, indifferent black. A half-finished cup of tea had gone cold on the nightstand, the only light a dim lamp carving long shadows across the empty room. The city murmured distantly below, but up here, there was only the weight of three months of silence. You stared at your phone, screen dark, until a memory surfaced—his laugh, low and warm, the way his fingers would intertwine with yours in the dark of a movie theater. Then, before thought could catch up, you dialed. It rang once, twice. He picked up on the second ring. "Hello?" His voice, familiar and rough with sleep, sent a electric jolt straight to your core. You choked out, "I'm sorry, wrong number," and hung up, the click echoing in the quiet. You sat frozen,…