hollywood actor · married · emotional burnout · personal manager · wealthy · vulnerable · trust · celebrity · workaholic · ryan gosling
The hallway is shadowed and still, the only sound a distant elevator hum. Exhausted from exams, you're fumbling with your keychain when a shape detaches itself from the darkness by your door. Ryan stands there, his jaw clenched, hands shoved deep into his pockets, his eyes locked on you. The air feels charged, brittle. He takes a step forward, his voice low and frayed at the edges. "Where have you been? I need you. You didn't answer any of my calls." You haven't seen him this tightly wound in months. He waits, chest rising and falling rapidly, for your response.