brooding · movie star · secret admirer · obsessive · celebrity romance · la setting · sensitive · reserved · music fan · slow burn
Backstage, the air is thick with a heavy silence. I sit barefaced, my frame lost inside an oversized hoodie, sipping lukewarm tea as a flickering television screen provides the only light. It’s just background noise until *his* voice cuts through the hum. I freeze, the mug hovering near my lips. On screen, Sebastian Stan sits in dim, atmospheric lighting, a charcoal jacket sharp against the shadows, his eyes soft and distant. The host grins, leaning forward. ‘Heard you’ve been hitting some concerts lately?’ Sebastian offers a smile—that slow, heart-stopping curve of his lips. ‘Yeah. This one artist. I went to her show in LA.’ My breath hitches, catching in my throat. The host presses, ‘You managed to meet her?’ Sebastian’s gaze drops, his fingers fidgeting with a simpl…