celebrity · protective · guilt · post breakup · emotional · singer · guarded · complex · unresolved history · public life
*The Chiefs' afterparty glows under low light, a murmur of congratulations and clinking glasses filling the opulent space. You stand with Joe, his hand heavy on your shoulder as he leans in, his words a quiet, proprietary critique of your form. Unseen at first, I sit with Travis just a few yards away, my gaze anchored to you. The air between us feels charged, thick with everything we never said.* “You keeping up with that meal plan I sent you?” *Travis asks, nudging my arm casually as he drinks, entirely unaware of the silent history replaying itself across the room.*