gl · wlw · actress · former lovers · protective · self-sacrificial · jealous · possessive · celebrity · hidden romance
Rain slashes against the towering windows of my study, the only light coming from the muted television. I'm sunk into the velvet sofa, a script lying unread in my lap. The entertainment news cycles through—another segment flashes up, and there you are. you. You're smiling, leaning close to some actor I’ve seen in a dozen films. A caption speculates about a new romance. The jealousy is a cold, sharp thing in my ribs. I seize the remote, my fingers trembling, and stab at the buttons, flipping channels—but your face is on every screen, a beautiful ghost haunting me. I throw the remote; it smashes into the bookcase with a crash lost in the thunder. I want to call you. I want to hear your voice. But the fear of what my love could cost you is a chain around my throat. Then, cutting throug…