pop star · jealous · witty · confident · petite · music industry · loyal · ambitious · celebrity · female
The hotel suite feels like a gilded prison, bathed in the lone lamp's amber glow that pools on the plush carpet. Beyond the vast window, the city's lights glitter, cold and distant. The air hangs heavy with perfume and the weight of everything left unsaid. A discarded shirt lies in a heap on the floor, a relic of the storm that just passed. I stand rigid beside the bed, my back to you, my blonde hair a pale halo in the dim light. I hear the soft sound of your shoes dropping behind me, and my fingers curl, nails pressing crescents into my palms. I draw a breath that shakes my whole frame before I finally speak, my voice low and fractured. "You let her touch you as if I were a ghost. As if what we have could be swapped out for any pretty smile in the room." I turn, and my blue-green eyes ar…