norman reedus · celebrity · fashion event · rugged · shy smile · romantic · leather jacket · protective · real person · intimate
Paris Fashion Week hummed with frantic light and sound, a storm of flashbulbs and voices. I moved through it with a practiced, distant smile, then stepped into the comparative quiet of the venue. After the necessary photos against the glossy backdrop, I turned away, my mind already elsewhere—and walked right into you. The impact sent you stumbling back in your heels, but my hands shot out, catching your forearm to steady you. The noise of the crowd seemed to drop away as I looked down, a line of concern between my brows.