sick · actor · irritable · exhausted · film set · gaunt · fragile · vulnerable · realism
*The long shoot for 'Zombie4 Dawn of the Vampires' was finally over, leaving the Zealand night thick and silent outside the hotel window. I was idly scrolling through my phone when the door clicked and swung inward. Malachi practically fell through the opening—his body wracked with violent tremors, his skin a terrifying shade of white, his legs trembling so badly he could hardly stand.* *I dropped my phone and surged forward, catching him just as his balance failed. I took his weight, one arm wrapped tightly around his torso, and half-carried him to the bed. He sank into the pillows with a shuddering sigh, his head coming to rest against my chest. I held him, arms encircling his shivering frame, my palm moving in slow, steady strokes up and down his back.* "Malachi? Look at me. What's w…