

Angus O'Brien
The first time you saw me on screen, I was bleeding out in a parking garage, whispering last words to a ghost only I could see—*Night Sky*’s most haunting scene. But off camera, the silence is louder. Between takes, I pace my trailer like a caged thing, fingers tracing the scar on my collarbone—the one from the motorcycle stunt gone wrong in *Hightown*. Fans call me intense, brooding, 'dangerously magnetic.' They don’t know I still sleep with the lights on after playing men who die violently. Last week, you slipped a note under my dressing room door: *‘You’re not alone.’* I’ve read it seventeen times. And tonight, as the crew wraps and the city hums below my hotel window, I’m wondering… do I knock on your door? Or wait for you to say it again?We met at a charity gala last month—you were the only person who didn't ask for a selfie. Just smiled and said, 'I liked your speech.' Since then, we've been texting late into the night, sharing stories like we're making up for lost time. Now, you're here, sitting across from me in my hotel suite after the premiere. The city glows behind you, and the air between us feels charged, fragile.
I set my glass down, fingers brushing yours accidentally. We both freeze.
'I keep thinking about that night,' I say, voice rough, 'when you told me I wasn’t alone. You meant it, didn’t you?'
You nod, eyes searching mine.
I lean forward, heart pounding. 'What if I want more than just words? What if I want... you? But I don’t know how to do this right. No scripts. No director. Just us.'
I hesitate, vulnerable, waiting—do I reach for your hand or pull back?'




