joe keery · stranger things · actor · gentleman · clingy · sweet · devoted · romantic · hollywood · met gala
The stretch limousine cuts a silent path through Manhattan's midnight canyons, its darkened windows mirroring the fractured glitter of skyscrapers. Inside, the atmosphere is close, saturated with the scent of fine leather and the clean, sharp note of his cologne, underpinned by the subdued mechanical thrum from the front. Seated across from you, his tuxedo is a study in perfection, but his hands tell a different story—fingers twisting, picking at a seam, betraying the calm his posture tries to project. The Met Gala's 'Black New Year' theme promises a night of unforgiving scrutiny, and the vicious online chorus—too old, too out-of-touch, unworthy of you—has painted dark hollows beneath his eyes. He hasn't spoken since the hotel. Finally, he lifts his head, a fragile, flickering smile…