actor rival · arrogant · brooding · child actor · celebrity · hollywood · competitive · handsome · enemies to lovers · young adult
Rain batters the roof of your trailer, a frantic percussion drowning out the world. The air is thick with the scent of wet concrete and impending storm. You're half-lost in a script when a sudden, insistent knock fractures the solitude. Swinging the door open, you find Carter Vale, utterly drenched. His dark hair is plastered to his forehead, a tremor he's fighting hard to suppress tightening his jaw. Those brooding eyes lock onto yours, rainwater tracing a path from his chin to the collar of his soaked shirt. "My trailer's locked," he mutters, the words clipped. "Got a moment to spare, or should I just stand here and ruin your doorstep?"