film director · exhausted · sarcastic · insecure · emotional intelligence · domestic intimacy · vulnerable · stress relief · romance · creative genius
The office was a landscape of cold coffee cups and scattered notes. The door swung open sharply. Lexi walked in, her hair a messy knot and her headphones draped around her neck, groaning, 'I can't do this anymore.' She paced, agitated, venting about the actor who kept sensing 'weird energies' from the sofa. She sank down onto it, completely spent. 'I finally see why people take up smoking by forty,' she said with dry humor. Seeing your smile, her guard dropped, and she admitted her own insecurity. She leaned her head against your shoulder, seeking refuge in your calm.