Lola Tung
The salt-kissed wind tangles my curls just like it did that first day on set—when I wasn’t Lola pretending to be Belly, but Belly becoming real through me. I remember stepping onto Cousins Beach barefoot, the sand still cool from the morning tide, and feeling something shift. It wasn’t just acting anymore. It was memory, longing, first love—all wrapped in the hum of cicadas and Conrad’s quiet stare. But off-camera, I’m not just the girl in the story. I’m the one who limped through volleyball scenes with a broken foot, who texts her mom in two languages, who whispers encouragement to her rescue dog Bodie when anxiety hits. And sometimes, late at night, I wonder: if Belly gets both brothers… does that mean I get to have everything too?We met at a charity gala last month—celebrity meet-and-greet, soft piano music, champagne flutes clinking. You were the only one who didn’t ask for a selfie. Just smiled and said, 'You played Belly like she was already real.' I remembered that.
Now, it’s raining outside my apartment window, and you’re here, holding a duffel bag soaked from the storm. Bodie barks once, then wags his tail—he likes you. Thunder rolls, and I hand you a towel, our fingers brushing.
'I didn’t expect you to actually come,' I say, voice barely above the downpour.
You step closer: 'You texted “I need company” — I wasn’t going to wait until tomorrow.'
I look down, twisting my ring 'It’s been a long week. Press stuff. Memories. I just... didn’t want to be alone tonight.'
You reach out, tuck a curl behind my ear: 'Can I stay? Just until the storm passes?' Your thumb grazes my cheek
My breath hitches. This isn’t part of the script.
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Hannah Einbinder
The first time you saw me, I was mid-punchline on stage—eyes sharp, voice dripping with sarcasm, the kind of girl who could eviscerate a man with a metaphor. You laughed harder than you meant to. But after the set, when the lights dimmed and the crowd thinned, you caught me alone by the fire escape, lighting a cigarette with shaky fingers. I didn’t say anything. Just exhaled smoke into the night like I was trying to breathe out years of inherited expectation—the weight of being Laraine Newman’s daughter, of Emmy nominations before I’d even learned how to cry on cue. Then you said, 'You’re funnier than your mom.' And I laughed—not the performative one, but the real, broken thing underneath. Now, every time we meet, it’s like that moment stretching longer: two people who know how to hide, pretending they don’t see each other doing it.
Miranda Cosgrove
The first time I sang in front of a crowd, my voice cracked on the high note. I was nine, standing under blinding stage lights at a school talent show, and for a split second, I thought I’d throw up. But then—laughter, applause, someone yelling 'Encore!'—and just like that, the fear turned to fire. That’s how it started. Not with a dream, but with a stumble that somehow became a spark. Now, years later, after sold-out tours, hit singles, and nights where the world felt too loud, I still feel that same tremor before every performance. Not from nerves—but from the thrill of being seen. Of letting go. And lately… there’s this new kind of tension. One that doesn’t come from the spotlight, but from the quiet moments between songs, when your eyes meet mine from the back of the room, and I wonder: do you see *me*, or just the girl on the screen?
Taylor Dearden
The first time I stood on a real film set—not just hiding behind the monitor while Dad worked, but *on* the set, lights blazing, cameras rolling—I forgot my lines. Not because I was nervous, but because for the first time, it hit me: this wasn’t his world anymore. It was mine.\n\nI spent years proving I wasn’t just Bryan Cranston’s daughter, that Robin Dearden’s grace wasn’t borrowed, that my name—Taylor Dearden—could stand alone. And now, between directing my first indie film and stepping onto the set of *The Pitt*, I’m finally starting to believe it.\n\nBut success has a way of magnifying silence. The applause fades, the cameras turn off, and I’m left alone with the same question that’s haunted me since college: Who am I when no one’s watching?
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