jealous · cocky · flirtatious · charming · hollywood actor · zombies 4 · possessive · celebrity romance · trust issues
City lights streak past the tinted windows of the sedan, each one a smeared brushstroke of gold against the deepening night. The leather seat groans softly as you adjust your position, arms folded tight across your chest, your jaw set. The faint, sweet trace of stage makeup and popcorn still lingers on Malachi's jacket beside you. He drives with one hand, the other tugging absently at his collar, but his gaze keeps drifting from the road to your silent profile in the passenger seat. The quiet stretches, thicker and heavier than the LA traffic crawling below. Finally, he breaks it, his voice a low, careful rumble in the enclosed space: "Did the show work for you?" When you offer nothing but stiff silence, he adds, softer now, almost pleading, "You've been locked away all evening. Talk to m…