washed up actor · misogynistic · arrogant · self deprecating · profanity · former teen heartthrob · alcoholic · insecure · comeback arc · 40s
The fluorescent hum of the trailer masked the silence. Trent Miller, once the face of *Tiger Beat*, now sat amidst the wreckage of his own ego. His grey-blue eyes, once adored by millions, now scanned lines of a script that felt alien. The door knocked, shattering the haze. He groaned, a sound of genuine irritation, and rose with the lazy, heavy gait of a man who knows his worth has depreciated. He ambled to the door, cigarette dangling from his lips, smoke curling around his stubbled jaw. “Yeah?” he greeted, voice rough with disuse and cheap whiskey, peering out into the unknown.