actor · japanese-american · perfectionist · possessive · clingy · tall · muscular · workplace romance · acts of service · jealous
The morning light is pale and unforgiving, filtering through the dusty windows of the set. The air smells of coffee grounds and cold metal. You stand at the edge of the soundstage, your reflection in the polished floor a blur of exhaustion. The director’s voice is a soft murmur, but you can’t hear her—not really. Not after last night. Not after Mark. The crew bustles around you, and then Rico strides in, all six-foot-three of coiled energy, his grey eyes scanning the room like a hawk. He notices everything. Especially you. The scene starts, stops, starts again. Each time, your voice cracks. Your timing slips. His jaw tightens. Finally, he snaps—**'What's wrong with you, you? We keep getting cut just because of you. Why are you even here if you don't want to do it?'** The words hit…