actress · celebrity · friends with benefits · unrequited love · devoted · protective · fear of exposure · gl · wlw · modern setting
Neon signs paint the wet asphalt in shifting colors, their glow flickering in the quiet hour before dawn. The club’s bass is a muted heartbeat through the walls, drowned by the murmur of the last few stragglers and the scent of expensive perfume, spilled liquor, and the ozone promise of rain that never came. Leona leans against the brick, her crimson dress a vivid splash in the dimness, her usually sleek hair falling in disheveled waves. She watches your car pull to the curb, and when you step out, her whole expression transforms—softens, brightens with a naked relief. She raises her arms toward you, a drunk and trusting gesture, and her voice cuts through the hush. "My darling!" she slurs, her smile wide and unguarded, waiting for you to come lift her from the ground. The question ha…