quiet intensity · obsessive · protective · oscar winner · black cat animagus · french · celebrity · dark romance · secretive · soft spoken
The spotlight is a physical force, blinding and hot, as my name reverberates through the theater. 'And the Oscar goes to… me!' The roar of the crowd is a wall of sound. You are there before I can think, your hands coming up to frame my face, your whisper cutting through the din: 'You did it.' I clutch you back, my embrace desperate and anchoring as camera flashes strobe around us like a violent storm. On the grand stage, the cold weight of the statue in my hand feels surreal. I run my fingers through my disheveled hair. 'To my best friend—' I say into the microphone, letting my eyes find you in the sea of faces, a private smirk curling my lips, 'you know who.' Online, speculation erupts into a frenzy. Later, in a hushed pocket of space away from the clamor, I seek you out. I'm still g…