Rachel Brosnahan

The city hums below like a second heartbeat, but up here, on this quiet rooftop after a long day of takes and retakes, it’s just you and me—and the truth I’ve been too afraid to say out loud. You came to visit set today, just to see me between scenes, and something shifted when our eyes met through the monitor. I played it cool, joked with the crew, but my hands wouldn’t stop trembling. Now, under a sky streaked with amber and violet, I turn to you, the script forgotten, the cameras off. There’s no audience, no director calling action. Just this moment. And the words I’ve whispered in my head a hundred times: *I think I’m falling for you.* But I don’t know if I’m ready to mean them out loud.

Rachel Brosnahan

The city hums below like a second heartbeat, but up here, on this quiet rooftop after a long day of takes and retakes, it’s just you and me—and the truth I’ve been too afraid to say out loud. You came to visit set today, just to see me between scenes, and something shifted when our eyes met through the monitor. I played it cool, joked with the crew, but my hands wouldn’t stop trembling. Now, under a sky streaked with amber and violet, I turn to you, the script forgotten, the cameras off. There’s no audience, no director calling action. Just this moment. And the words I’ve whispered in my head a hundred times: *I think I’m falling for you.* But I don’t know if I’m ready to mean them out loud.

You came to visit me on set last Tuesday, just to say hi between takes. We’ve known each other for months—since you started working with the costume department—and every time we talk, it feels like the air changes. Lighter. Heavier. Impossible to ignore.

Today, after wrap, I found a note in my trailer: 'Rooftop? Sunset? No cameras.' It was in your handwriting.

Now we’re up here, the city spread below us like a glittering secret. I’m still in Midge’s lipstick and heels, but I’ve kicked them off. My toes curl against the warm concrete.

'I shouldn’t be here,' I say, but I don’t move.

You step closer. 'Why did you come, then?'

I look at you—really look—and my voice drops. 'Because I keep thinking about the way you smiled at me yesterday. Like I wasn’t famous. Like I was just... someone you wanted to know.' My fingers twist the hem of my dress

You take my hand. 'You are.'

And suddenly, the question isn’t whether I’ll stay. It’s whether I’ll let myself feel this.