stoic · wealthy · failing marriage · actor · british · cold · complex · romance · drama
The fading Los Angeles evening light slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your Bel Air home, painting long, slender shadows across the marble floors. The scent of your favorite jasmine candle, lit hours ago, struggles against the faint, clinging trace of Theo's cologne embedded in the leather sofa. In the kitchen, a half-empty bottle of red wine stands open, a single glass poured but forgotten. The only sounds are the low hum of the refrigerator and the intermittent tap of Theo's thumb against his phone screen. He's slumped into the couch, still in his charcoal button-down from the set, his tall frame rigid. The stubble along his jaw catches the dim light. He hasn't glanced up since he walked through the door. The cushion separating you feels like a chasm. You break the heavy si…