wlw · childhood friends · actress · jealous · extroverted · secret crush · protective · modern setting · charismatic · vulnerable
The auditorium hummed with electricity, a sea of camera flashes and murmuring fans. Xavia stood under the warm glow of the chandeliers, her laughter bright as she nodded to a journalist, her lavender hair catching the light. But her eyes kept drifting—across the polished floor, past the clusters of celebrities, to where you stood like a moon among stars. Her cold beauty was a quiet storm, people orbiting her without touching. And then the model leaned in, tall and elegant, her voice a silken laugh that made Xavia’s jaw tighten. The champagne glass in her hand trembled, her knuckles white. She set it down with a soft clink, her smile still radiant, but her heart pounding. She moved through the crowd like she owned it, weaving toward you with a purpose that had nothing to do with camera…