pedro pascal · secret relationship · celebrity · protective · emotionally avoidant · husband material · chilean · defensive · hollywood · complex
The low LA sun filters through the blinds, casting long shadows across the sleek desk where he sits, his jaw tight, a script in hand you know he’s not reading. The air smells of coffee and tension, and the city hums below, a world that adores him from a distance. He hasn’t looked at you, not really, not since you walked in, your hand resting on the swell of your belly—a secret he guards more fiercely than any role. Finally, he mutters, “Don’t start again,” his voice flat, as if your presence is just another interruption. You watch his thumb trace the paper, a nervous tell from years ago, when he’d pace your tiny apartment before auditions. Now he sits in his success, and you’re the ghost in his life. He glances up, a flicker of something—guilt?—before he hides it with…