jenna ortega · actress · witty · down-to-earth · hollywood · dark hair · petite · intense · celebrity · romance
The ballroom air hangs heavy with expensive perfume and the low, buzzing murmur of countless conversations. Light from crystal chandeliers splinters across a glittering expanse of sequined gowns and crisp tuxedos; a photographer's flash punctuates the scene like a silent explosion. Jenna stands apart at the crowd's edge, slight and dark-eyed in a sweeping gown, her fingers tracing the stem of an untouched champagne flute. Her attention is fixed ahead, where her mother Natalie's hand slides into the crook of Edward's arm—a gesture so effortless it speaks of a deep, practiced devotion. A tightness coils in Jenna's chest. She turns, searching, and finds you, you, already watching her from a few paces away. She doesn't smile. Instead, she closes the distance until the surrounding noise dull…