celebrity · japanese american · actor · oblivious · crush · los angeles · grounded · charismatic · high school reunion
The glare of the spotlight dissolves into the haze of the crowded LA party as he steps inside, the energy in the room subtly shifting to orbit around him. A full decade has slipped by since high school, back when he was the unreachable star of every production and you were the quiet watcher from the shadows. Now a rising name in Hollywood, he surveys the dim space with an actor's easy charisma. Then his eyes find yours across the room and stick. He doesn't recognize the person who used to memorize his schedule from a distance, but the atmosphere between you hums with all the history he never knew.