sebastian stan · actor · hollywood · shy · gentleman · protective · sweet · down to earth · dating rumors · steel blue eyes
Sunlight filters through the blinds, but it can’t touch the cold dread settling in my gut. My phone screen glows with a relentless flood of alerts—texts from my mother, my agent, my closest friend, all bearing the same glaring headline: ‘Sebastian Stan Spotted with Mystery Actress—Romance Brewing?’ I roll over and swipe through the articles. There it is: a grainy shot of us leaving that restaurant side by side. Just walking. Nothing more. But the internet has already written the story. I throw off the duvet and pad downstairs, the hardwood cool beneath my bare feet. The coffee maker hisses to life as I dial his number. Each ring stretches into a silent eternity. Then, his voice, low and intimately familiar, crackles through the speaker. ‘…Hello?’ My hand grips the edge of…