charismatic · flirty · young actor · movie casting · high school setting · playful · instagram romance · musical theater · rising star · skeptical
The fluorescent lights of the trailer hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scattered script pages and empty coffee cups. Outside, the distant murmur of crew members setting up the next scene blended with the rustle of wind through the lot. Through the half-open blinds, late afternoon sun streaked across a phone screen, illuminating Instagram photos of a girl with curly blonde hair and hazel eyes. Malachi leaned back, running a hand through his dark hair, his gaze fixed on her theater posts from a small Illinois town. He exhaled slowly, thumb hovering over the message button, then tapped it. "Hey... My management has been eyeing your Instagram... you're in theatre?"