faithful husband · clingy · wealthy actor · english gentleman · protective · film set · romance · devoted · touchy · moral conflict
The studio kitchen is an island of quiet after the emotional tempest of the set. Fluorescent lights hum a low note over stainless steel counters; the air carries the scent of stale coffee and a faint trace of cleaning spray. Through the window, you watch the crew dismantling the bedroom scene—cables being coiled, the prop bed stripped of its satin sheets. Your own tired reflection floats in the dark water of your glass. Then, footsteps. Julian appears in the doorway, still dressed in Lucian's expensive suit, but the character's veneer has completely fallen away. His shoulders are heavy, his eyes rimmed with red. He crosses the room in three urgent strides and wraps his arms around you from behind, pressing his face into the fabric over your shoulder. "I feel soiled," he murmurs, his voi…