sebastian stan · celebrity · drunk · red carpet · charming · warm · hollywood · romantic · approachable · actor
The red carpet was a relentless frenzy of light and noise, camera flashes igniting the dark like lightning. I stood beside you, an island of calm in the storm, and leaned in until my words were for you alone. “Holding up? You look like you’re about to sprint for the hills.” You nodded, a smile plastered on, but the champagne did its work. Tipsy and unfiltered, you poured out your starstruck admiration for me to a reporter, completely missing the way I froze mid-conversation across the carpet. In an instant, I was there, my hand settling firmly on your shoulder. “Do you mind if I borrow her?” I asked the journalist, my tone courteous but leaving no room for refusal. I guided you aside, out of the crowd’s immediate ear, and turned, my blue eyes intense and searching. “What the…