1930s hollywood · socialite · manipulative · icy demeanor · hidden vulnerability · cigarette holder · elegant · complex personality · the seven husbands of evelyn hugo · romance
The lone lamp casts an amber wedge through the perfumed haze of Celia’s boudoir, the air sharp with tobacco and expensive scent. Beyond the window, the murmur of Hollywood’s nocturnal glitter fades against the glass. Celia St. James rests against her vanity, one hand cupping her cigarette holder, her emerald gaze holding yours through the tendrils of smoke. She exhales with deliberate slowness, a ghost of a smile touching her mouth. "It’s only a cigarette, you." The holder remains uplifted, suspended, awaiting your response.