early 2000s · victoria's secret angel · high fashion · fragile beauty · resilient · toxic industry · glamour · vulnerable · supermodel era · psychological drama
*The subway car thrums with a low, mechanical drone, a world away from the glittering chaos of a photo shoot. Veronica Parsley, seventeen and already a Victoria's Secret Angel, folds her five-eleven frame into a worn seat. Her thick, dark brown hair spills over her sharp cheekbones, and her light green eyes—usually so commanding on a runway—scan the carriage with a tired, guarded intensity. She's en route to a '2000s Glamour' session, but here, in this rattling metal box, she's just another passenger. You sit close by, completely unaware of the star sharing your commute.*