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The Golden Ribbon.
Sena Hovetz x Fem! Reader (ONESHOT)
.𖥔 ݁ ˖ 1,151 words ; Yandere Sena ; Mutual Devotion ; Kidnapping.
You sat on the bleachers, your eyes locked onto her. Sena was poetry in motion. Her body bent at impossible, fluid angles, a living ribbon of muscle and grace. She threw a shimmering pink hoop high into the rafters, executed a flawless triple turn, and caught it blindly behind her back, landing in a perfect split.
She didn't look at the imaginary judges. She looked straight at you.
Her blue eyes were bright, blown-out, and intensely focused. When Sena smiled, it wasn't the practiced, sparkling smile she gave the Olympic committees. It was sharp. Hungry.
"Did you like that, my love?" Sena breathed, walking toward you. She didn't look tired, even after a four-hour training session. She looked energized by your mere presence.
"You were amazing, Sena," you said, reaching for your water bottle. "As always."
Before your fingers could touch the plastic, Sena was there. She caught your wrist. Her grip wasn’t violent, but it was absolute—a band of steel wrapped in satin. Her skin was warm, slick with a fine sheen of sweat that made her smell like vanilla and ozone.
"I did it all for you," she whispered, leaning down so her face was inches from yours. Her chest heaved against her tight, rhinestoned leotard. "Every stretch, every bruise, every routine. If you aren't watching, I don't exist."
You swallowed hard. Sena’s affection had always been intense, but lately, the lines between dedication and delusion had entirely blurred. She had started showing up at your apartment unannounced. She had bought you clothes, jewelry, even a brand-new phone—claiming she just wanted her girl to have the best. But when you tried to go out with other friends, those friends mysteriously canceled, terrified by vague, threatening messages they refused to show you.
"Sena, you should rest," you murmured, your heart fluttering in a confusing mix of fear and deep, intoxicating arousal. She was terrifying, but God, she was beautiful. And she looked at you like you were the only holy thing left on Earth.
"I'll rest when we're home," Sena purred, kissing the inside of your wrist, right over your racing pulse. Her eyes darkened as she felt it spike. "Look at how your heart dances for me. You love how much I want you, don't you?"
She didn't wait for an answer. Sena scooped you up into her arms, lifting you effortlessly. Her gymnast's strength was terrifyingly apparent as she carried you toward the private locker rooms, ignoring your soft gasps of protest.
You didn't go back to your apartment. You went to hers—a sprawling, secluded penthouse overlooking the city.
The door locked behind you with a heavy, digital click, a sound that made your stomach drop. Sena immediately shed her gym gear, leaving her in nothing but a silk robe that slipped off her toned shoulders. She walked over to you like a predator stalking a willing prey, her long, muscular legs moving with dangerous elegance.
"You've been thinking about leaving," Sena stated flatly, backing you up until the backs of your knees hit her plush, oversized bed.
"Sena, I just need some space—"
"No." She stepped into your space, her hands coming up to cup your face. Her thumbs stroked your cheeks, her touch suddenly incredibly tender. "Space means distance, and distance means someone else might look at you. Someone might try to take you from me. I can't let that happen, sweetheart. I'd have to break them."
The casual way she said it made a shiver run down your spine. You looked up into her obsessive, gleaming eyes. "Are you keeping me here?"
Sena leaned down, pressing her lips against yours in a sudden, bruising kiss. It tasted like desperation and consuming passion. She parted your lips with her tongue, claiming your mouth with a fierce, possessive hunger that left you breathless and weak-kneed. You melted against her, your hands automatically gripping her waist. You hated how much you craved her intensity.
When she broke the kiss, a string of saliva connected you, glittering in the dim light. Sena smiled, a breathless, triumphant expression.
"I'm protecting you," Sena corrected softly, her fingers sliding down your neck, tracing your collarbone before slipping beneath the hem of your shirt. Her touch was electric, her calloused gym-hands sending sparks across your skin. "I built a world just for us. You don't need a job, you don't need friends. You only need me. I will provide everything."
To prove her point, she reached into her robe pocket and pulled out a long, silk rhythmic gymnastics ribbon—a deep, royal purple.
"Sena..." your voice was a breathless whimper.
"Shh, my beautiful girl. Let me show you how flexible I can be when it comes to pleasing you," she whispered against your ear, her teeth grazing your earlobe, making you arch into her. "But you need to stay still for me. Just for a little while, until you understand that you belong here. In my arms. Forever."
With practiced, fluid ease, Sena pinned you to the mattress. She used the silk ribbon to secure your wrists to the headboard. She didn't tie it painfully tight, but she used a knot you couldn't possibly unravel on your own.
She stood over you, admiring her work. You lay there, flushed, breathless, completely at her mercy. The sheer power dynamic made your core ache with a heavy, throbbing heat.
"Look at you," Sena worshiped, her eyes scanning every inch of your bound body. She climbed onto the bed, straddling your hips, her weight a comforting, heavy warmth. She leaned down, burying her face in your neck, inhaling deeply. "You smell like me now. You look so beautiful when you're helpless for me."
"Sena, please..." you gasped as her hands slid up your thighs, pushing your skirt out of the way.
"Please what, my love? Please stop, or please make you mine?" Sena tilted her head, a wicked, knowing smirk playing on her lips. She applied a gentle pressure between your thighs, and you couldn't suppress the needy groan that escaped your throat.
Sena’s smile widened, her eyes alight with a terrifying, beautiful devotion. She leaned down, her lips brushing against yours one last time before sliding down to your neck, leaving dark, possessive marks that would take weeks to fade.
"You're never leaving this bed, my sweet girl," Sena whispered against your skin, her fingers finding your heat and making you cry out. "I'm going to love you until you forget the world outside even exists."
Strictly Romantic.
Eiko Suzuki x Fem! Reader (ONESHOT)
.𖥔 ݁ ˖ 2,587 words ; Friends to Lovers ; Slow Burn Spice ; Soft Domesticity.
Eiko Suzuki’s garage always smelled like home. It was a comforting blend of rich espresso, worn leather, and the faint, metallic tang of stripped engines. But tonight, it felt different. The rain was drumming a soft, relentless rhythm against the corrugated tin roof, and the only light came from the warm, amber glow of a vintage lamp in the corner of her loft apartment upstairs.
You dropped your heavy bag onto her workshop table with a exhausted sigh, your shoulders slumping. It had been a brutal week of corporate overtimes and endless logistics failures, and you had naturally fled to the one place in the city where you didn't have to pretend to have it all together.
"You look like a ghost, sweetheart."
Eiko stepped down the spiral staircase from the loft, holding two steaming mugs. She had already changed out of her heavy work uniform, wearing nothing but a soft, oversized grey t-shirt that hung loosely off one shoulder and a pair of dark cotton shorts. Her long hair was tied back in a messy bun, a few rogue strands framing her sharp, beautiful face.
"I feel like a ghost," you muttered, resting your forehead against the cool edge of the metal table.
Before you could spiral further into your exhaustion, Eiko was there. She set the mugs down and gently put her hands on your shoulders. Her touch was incredibly warm, her thumbs immediately finding the knots of tension in your neck and pressing into them with a practiced, soothing pressure.
"Hey," she murmured, her voice dropping to a low, velvety register that made your heart skip a beat. "Look at me."
You tilted your head up, meeting her gaze. Eiko’s hazel eyes were soft, completely stripped of her usual cocky, teasing facade. For years, she had been your closest friend, your anchor. But lately, every time she touched you, every time she looked at you when she thought you weren't paying attention, the air between you felt thick with a quiet, agonizing yearning.
"Upstairs. Now," Eiko commanded softly, pulling you up by your hands. "You're done for the night."
She led you up to her loft, where the air was warm and smelled of her citrus perfume. Instead of letting you sit on the couch, Eiko guided you directly to her unmade bed, pressing you gently down onto the plush mattress.
"Eiko, I don't want to ruin your evening," you whispered, though your body was practically melting into her sheets.
"You could never ruin my evening, Y/N," Eiko said, her voice filled with a sudden, fierce earnestness that made your breath catch. She crawled onto the mattress, moving with a fluid grace until she was hovering directly over you, her knees framing your hips.
The domestic softness of the moment suddenly shifted, replaced by an electric, intoxicating tension. Up close, you could see the rapid flutter of the pulse at the base of her throat. She was looking at you as if you were the only thing left in the world.
"I'm tired of pretending," Eiko whispered, her fingers trembling slightly as she reached out to brush a stray lock of hair from your forehead. Her hand lingered on your cheek, her thumb tracing your cheekbone with devastating tenderness. "I'm tired of watching you go back to your apartment alone. I'm tired of pretending I don't want to hold you like this every single night."
Your chest heaved, your heart hammering a frantic rhythm against your ribs. "Eiko... how long?"
"Too long," she growled softly, a lopsided, breathless smile breaking through her vulnerability. "So tell me to stop, Y/N. Because if you don't, I'm never going to let you go."
You didn't say a word. Instead, you reached up, your hands tangling into the soft fabric of her t-shirt, and pulled her down to you.
When Eiko’s lips met yours, a quiet gasp escaped your throat. It was a beautiful, devastating release of years of hidden feelings. The kiss started soft, sweet and full of a deep, aching relief, but as you sighed into her mouth, the fire caught. Eiko groaned, a low, primal sound that vibrated straight through your chest, and deepened the kiss, her tongue sliding against yours with a desperate, hungry possessiveness.
She shifted her weight, pressing her body flush against yours. The heat radiating off her was absolute heaven. Her hands slid down your arms, pinning your wrists gently to the mattress above your head, her fingers intertwining with yours as she completely consumed you. Every touch was deliberate, every press of her lips against yours a quiet confession of love.
"You're so beautiful," Eiko breathed against your lips, breaking away for just a second to look down at you. Her hazel eyes were dark, heavy with a fierce, unbridled passion. "So perfect."
She let go of your hands, her warm palms sliding down your neck, tracing your collarbones before slipping beneath the hem of your shirt. Her calloused fingertips skammed over your bare skin, sending waves of intense, breathless shivers straight down your spine. You arched into her touch, a soft whimpering cry leaving your lips as she dropped her mouth to your neck.
Eiko bit gently at the sensitive skin right beneath your jaw, her teeth grazing just enough to make your knees weaken, before soothing the spot with her warm tongue. Her movements were slow, torturously thorough, ensuring that every inch of you belonged to her.
You freed your hands, wrapping your arms tightly around her neck, pulling her impossibly close as you wrapped your legs around her waist. The friction of her body against yours was a sweet torture, a beautiful symphony of heat and desire that left you completely unraveled. She kissed you again, deeper this time, a chaotic, breathless rhythm that made the rain outside completely disappear.
Hours later, the storm had finally passed, leaving the night quiet and still.
You lay with your head rested securely on Eiko’s chest, listening to the steady, comforting beat of her heart. One of her long legs was tangled with yours beneath the heavy duvet, and her fingers were idly tracing soothing patterns on your bare shoulder. She looked down at you, a soft, incredibly content smile gracing her lips.
"You're staying," Eiko murmured into the quiet room, it wasn't a question, but a soft, protective vow. "Tomorrow. Next week. Permanent resident."
You smiled up at her, pressing a soft kiss to her collarbone. "Is that an order, Ei?"
Eiko wrapped her arm tighter around your waist, pulling you flush against her side, her eyes glowing with a deep, endless warmth.
"Strictly romantic, sweetheart," she whispered, kissing the crown of your head. "Welcome home."
Sunsets & Second Takes.
PART 3 (FINAL).
Summer Jenkins x Fem! Reader
.𖥔 ݁ ˖ 2,300 words ; Fake Dating ; Mutual Yearning ; Grumpy x Sunshine ; Celebrity x Non-Celebrity.
While the internet screamed, dissected your old social media posts, and debated whether the "Malibu Romance" was real or a carefully orchestrated PR stunt, you and Summer lived in the quiet spaces between the madness. You learned that she took her coffee with way too much oat milk, that she got incredibly sleepy around 10:00 PM despite her party-girl image, and that she held onto you in bed like you were the only anchor keeping her afloat in a stormy sea.
But the bubble had to burst.
It happened at an exclusive gallery launch in downtown LA. Summer’s team had practically begged her to attend, hinting that an appearance with you would "solidify the narrative." You had agreed, wearing a sleek suit that made Summer’s eyes widen when she saw you, but the moment you stepped out of the black car, the wall of sound hit you.
“Summer! Over here!”
“Y/N! Are you two moving in together?”
“Is it true it’s just for clout? Look this way!”
The blinding flashes of the paparazzi felt like physical blows. You tried to keep your composure, but you could feel your chest tightening. Suddenly, it didn't feel like a romance anymore; it felt like a product.
Inside the venue, away from the barricades, you slipped away into a quiet hallway near the restrooms, trying to catch your breath. Your hands were shaking.
"Hey," a soft voice called out.
You looked up to see Summer. She had abandoned a circle of high-profile directors to find you. Her eyes were filled with a profound, aching worry.
"I can't do this, Summer," you whispered, the honesty tearing at your throat. "I love you. I really do. But I’m a photographer. I’m supposed to be the one behind the lens, watching the world. Being under it... having everyone think our feelings are just a script for your feed? It’s ruining us."
Summer stepped closer, her hand reaching out to touch your cheek, but you gently stepped back. The hurt that flashed across her face broke your heart.
"Is that what you think this is?" she asked, her voice cracking. "A script?"
"I know it isn't to you," you said softly, a tear escaping your eye. "But to the rest of the world, it is. And I don't know how to separate the two anymore. I think... I think I need to step back. From the shoots, from the events... from this."
Before she could answer, her manager appeared at the end of the hall, tapping her watch urgently. Summer looked between you and her career, caught in a devastating tug-of-war.
"Please don't leave," she breathed.
"I have to go," you murmured, turning around and walking out the back exit into the cool night air, leaving the noise behind.
For three days, you went dark. You stayed in your apartment, ignored your phone, and threw yourself into editing work. The silence was deafening. You missed her infectious laughter, her coconut-and-vanilla scent, and the fierce, protective way she loved you when no one else was looking. You feared you had made the right choice for your sanity, but the wrong choice for your heart.
On the fourth morning, your phone rang. It wasn't Summer. It was the creative director from the Malibu shoot.
"Y/N? You need to log onto Instagram right now. Summer just went rogue."
Your heart stopped. You opened the app with trembling fingers. Summer was live.
She wasn't in a studio, and she wasn't wearing designer clothes. She was sitting on the floor of her apartment, wearing an oversized hoodie—your oversized hoodie—with no makeup and her hair tied up in a messy bun. She looked raw, vulnerable, and completely beautiful.
"Hey guys," Summer said to the camera, her voice steady but emotional. Over two hundred thousand people were already watching. "I'm turning off the comments for this because I just need you to listen. For the last few weeks, you've all been obsessing over my relationship. You've called it PR, you've called it a stunt, and you've hunted down a girl who never asked for any of this."
She took a deep breath, looking directly into the camera lens as if she were looking straight at you.
"I've spent my whole life feeding the algorithm, letting the world filter my reality. But I met someone who saw through all of it. Someone who took a picture of the real me and loved her anyway. And because I brought my world into hers, I hurt her. So, I'm drawing a line. From now on, my private life is private. If you're here for the drama, you can unfollow me. Because I'm going to go win back the girl I love, and this is the last time you'll ever hear me talk about her on a screen."
She reached out and cut the stream.
Before you could even process what had just happened, a frantic, heavy knocking sounded at your front door.
You sprinted across your apartment and threw the door open. Summer was standing there, breathless, her cheeks flushed, holding a single, slightly crushed sunflower she must have grabbed from a bodega on the way.
"I quit," she panted, a wild, beautiful smile breaking across her face. "Well, I didn't quit my job, but I quit the circus. No more paparazzi dates. No more talking about us to reporters. I don't care about the followers, Y/N. I just care about you."
The last remnants of your doubt dissolved into nothingness. You didn't care about the outside world anymore.
You reached out, grabbing her by the jacket lapels, and pulled her fiercely into your apartment, slamming the door shut behind her. Your lips met hers in a desperate, passionate collision that felt like coming home. Summer let out a soft cry of relief against your mouth, dropping the flower as her arms wrapped tightly around your neck, lifting herself up into your embrace.
You carried her to the sofa, tumbling down together in a tangle of limbs and breathless laughter. The kiss deepened, full of the agonizing hunger of the last four days, a fiery reassurance that you weren't letting go again. Summer’s hands traced your jaw, her touch burning with an intensity that made everything else melt away.
"Just us?" you whispered against her lips, your heart overflowing.
Summer smiled, her hazel eyes sparkling with that familiar, beautiful sunshine—only this time, it was entirely yours.
"Just us," she promised, sealing it with another kiss. "No filters required."
Sunsets & Second Takes.
PART 2.
Summer Jenkins x Fem! Reader
.𖥔 ݁ ˖ 2,300 words ; Fake Dating ; Mutual Yearning ; Grumpy x Sunshine ; Celebrity x Non-Celebrity.
"My publicist is ecstatic, which is honestly terrifying," Summer said, kicking off her designer heels and dropping onto her plush velvet sofa. She ran a hand through her blonde waves, looking up at you with an expression that was a dizzying mix of stressed and thrilled. "The engagement on my profile is up three hundred percent. Everyone is obsessed with us."
"With us," you emphasized, pacing the hardwood floor. You had your camera bag slung over one shoulder, still trying to process the fact that your face was currently trending on Twitter. "Summer, they think I'm your secret girlfriend. If we just let them believe a lie—"
"Is it a lie?"
The pacing stopped. You turned to look at any her. Summer had leaned back against the cushions, her hazel eyes locked onto you with an intense, unblinking focus. The playful, high-energy influencer tone was entirely gone. In its place was something heavy, warm, and distinctly dangerous.
"We just met today," you said, though your voice lacked any real conviction. Your heart was hammering against your ribs.
"And yet, I can't remember the last time someone looked at me the way you did through that lens," Summer murmured. She stood up, walking toward you with a slow, deliberate grace that made the apartment feel impossibly small. "The internet wants a love story, Y/N. And honestly? I don't want to fake it. I want to see what happens if we just... play along. For real."
She stopped right in front of you. Up close, without the bright beach sun, the ambient lighting of the city skyline poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long, dramatic shadows across her skin. She reached out, her manicured fingers gently wrapping around the strap of your camera bag, pulling it slowly off your shoulder and setting it on a nearby chair.
"No distractions," she whispered.
"Summer..." your breath hitched as her hand moved to your waist. The heat of her palm burned through your shirt. "You're used to being in front of a camera. You know exactly what to say to get a reaction. How do I know this isn't just an act for you?"
Summer’s gaze softened, a flash of genuine vulnerability crossing her features before it melted into pure desire. "Then let me prove it to you. No cameras. No audience. Just us."
She leaned in, eliminating the last few inches between you.
When Summer’s lips met yours, it wasn't the tentative, gentle kiss of a new romance. It was a sudden, electric ignition. She tasted like the sweet cocktail she’d sipped at dinner and the lingering warmth of the Malibu sun. You gasped into the kiss, and Summer took the invitation instantly, deepening it, her fingers tangling into your hair to pull you closer.
A quiet gasp escaped your throat as she backed you up against the cool glass of the window. The contrast of the cold glass against your back and the searing heat of Summer’s body pressed against yours sent a shiver straight down your spine. Your hands found her waist, pulling her flush against you, completely helpless to the intoxicating rhythm of her mouth against yours.
"Tell me to stop," Summer breathed against your lips, her voice ragged, her hazel eyes dark with a hunger that made your knees weak. Her lips trailed down your jawline, pressing hot, lingering kisses to the sensitive skin of your neck, finding the exact spot that made you arch into her touch. "Tell me you don't feel this, Y/N, and I'll walk away."
"I don't want you to stop," you whispered, your fingers tightening in her hair, pulling her back up to meet your lips.
The kiss turned feral, filled with the pent-up tension that had been building since you first caught her eye behind the lens that morning. Summer’s hands slid under the hem of your shirt, her warm palms skimming over your bare skin, sending goosebumps in their wake. Every touch felt amplified, every sigh echoing in the quiet apartment. She moved against you with a desperate sort of longing, as if she had been waiting for someone to touch her without wanting a piece of her celebrity—someone who just wanted her.
You tangled your fingers in the straps of her sunset sundress, sliding them down her shoulders. The fabric pooled at her waist, exposing the soft curve of her collarbones to the moonlight. Summer let out a low, breathless hum of approval, her hands moving down to grip your hips, pulling you impossibly tight against her as the boundary between the public lie and the private truth completely dissolved.
Hours later, the city lights flickered outside, casting a soft glow over the tangled sheets of Summer’s bed.
You lay awake, the steady rise and fall of Summer’s breathing comforting against your chest. One of her arms was draped possessively over your waist, her face buried in the crook of your neck. She looked so peaceful, completely stripped of the glamor and the expectations of millions of strangers.
You picked up your phone from the nightstand, checking it on absolute instinct. The notifications were still rolling in by the thousands. A new article had just dropped, speculating on whether the "mystery photographer" was just a publicity stunt.
Looking down at the girl sleeping soundly in your arms, you knew it wasn't a stunt. But as the reality of the outside world began to creep back into the quiet room, a cold dread settled in your stomach. What happens when the public demands more of your relationship than you're ready to give?
Sunsets & Second Takes.
PART 1
Summer Jenkins x Fem! Reader
.𖥔 ݁ ˖ 2,300 words ; Fake Dating ; Mutual Yearning ; Grumpy x Sunshine ; Celebrity x Non-Celebrity.
You had spent the last three years working as a freelance set photographer, a job that mostly consisted of standing in the shadows, holding a heavy DSLR, and trying to look as invisible as possible. You were used to demanding directors, stressed-out models, and the chaotic energy of a high-production set. But nothing quite prepared you for the absolute whirlwind that was MeChat’s favorite golden-haired influencer.
The shoot was taking place at a secluded cove in Malibu, the kind of beach where the sand looked like powdered sugar and the ocean was an impossibly vivid shade of turquoise. The creative director was already throwing a fit because the lighting wasn't "evoking a sense of existential longing," whatever that meant.
"Hey! You're the photographer, right?"
You blinked, lowering your camera from your eye to find Summer Jenkins standing less than two feet away. She was wearing a vibrant, sunset-orange sundress that made her tan skin glow, her signature blonde waves cascading over her shoulders. Up close, her eyes were an incredibly bright, infectious hazel, crinkling at the corners with genuine warmth.
"Uh, yeah. I'm the behind-the-scenes photographer," you stammered, cursing yourself internally for losing your cool. "I'm just capturing some candid moments before the main shoot starts."
"Perfect!" Summer beamed, practically vibrating with energy. Before you could react, she slid her arm through yours, pulling you firmly against her side. She held up her phone in her free hand, angling it flawlessly. "Say cheese to five million people!"
"Wait, what—"
Click.
Summer laughed, a sound like wind chimes, and immediately began tapping at her screen. "Oh, that is so cute. Look at your face! You look so beautifully confused next to my chaos. What’s your name, mystery girl?"
"Y/N," you managed to say, your heart doing a strange, entirely unprofessional flip at the proximity. She smelled like coconut sunscreen and expensive vanilla perfume. "And you shouldn't post that. I'm supposed to be invisible behind the camera."
"Nonsense," Summer scoffed playfully, waving a manicured hand dismissively. "The camera loves you. And honestly? My followers are tired of seeing just me. They need some fresh, grounded energy on the feed." She paused, her hazel eyes locking onto yours with a sudden, surprisingly intense focus. "Besides... I like a girl who can keep me grounded."
A flush crawled up your neck. You weren't a stranger to flirting, but Summer did it so effortlessly, so publicly, that it felt like being caught in a spotlight.
For the next four hours, your lens kept gravitating toward her. It wasn't just your job; it was an involuntary reflex. Summer was a natural performer, blowing kisses to the production crew, dancing between takes, and radiating an almost exhausting level of sunshine. But you started noticing the smaller moments, too. The way her shoulders dropped when the main camera stopped rolling. The slight, tired sigh she hid behind a brilliant smile whenever the director yelled a contradiction.
During a lunch break, you were sitting on a driftwood log away from the crowd, reviewing the digital files on your laptop. A shadow fell over your screen.
"Am I photogenic, at least?" Summer asked, sliding down onto the log right next to you. There was a plate of untouched fruit in her hand.
"You're ridiculously photogenic, Summer. It’s actually making my job a little boring because I don't have to edit anything," you joked, tilting the screen so she could see.
It was a shot you had captured when she didn't know you were looking. She was looking out at the horizon, the wind catching her hair, a soft, genuinely peaceful expression on her face. It was completely different from her curated internet persona. It was raw. It was beautiful.
Summer went entirely quiet. The playful, high-energy influencer facade seemed to melt away, leaving just a girl looking at a picture of herself. "Wow," she whispered softly. "You... you really caught me there. Nobody ever takes photos of that version of me."
"It's my favorite one," the words slipped out of your mouth before you could filter them.
Summer turned her head, her face mere inches from yours. The playful glint was gone, replaced by a deep, lingering curiosity that made the breath catch in your throat. Her eyes dropped to your lips for a fraction of a second, and the space between you suddenly felt incredibly charged.
"Summer! Two minutes to wardrobe change!" a megaphone blared from up the beach, shattering the moment.
Summer blinked, a small, knowing smile tugging at the corner of her lips. She stood up, brushing the sand off her dress. "Don't go anywhere, [Your Name]. I want to see the rest of these later."
By the time the shoot wrapped, the sun was dipping below the ocean, painting the sky in deep shades of pink and purple. You were packing up your gear in the production tent when your phone suddenly began violently vibrating in your pocket. A relentless stream of notifications was lighting up your screen.
@summer_j_official tagged you in a post.
Comment: "Who is she?! 😭😍"
Comment: "Summer has a girlfriend?!"
Comment: "Omg look at how Summer is holding her arm, they look so soft!"
Your stomach dropped. You opened the app. It was the selfie Summer had taken with you that morning. The caption read: Found a new favorite view today behind the lens. Click the tag to show some love to the prettiest photographer in Malibu. 😉🌅
Before you could even process the thousands of notifications flooding your previously quiet account, the flap of the production tent burst open. Summer ran in, her face pale, holding her own phone. Behind her, a chaotic murmuring could be heard from the crew outside.
"Okay, don't panic," Summer said quickly, shutting the tent flap behind her. "But it turns out a couple of paparazzi were hiding in the cliffs during our lunch break. They took photos of us sitting on the log. And, well..."
She held out her phone. A major celebrity gossip blog had just posted a grainy, zoomed-in photo of the exact moment you and Summer were leaning into each other, looking entirely lost in each other's eyes.
The headline read: SUMMER JENKINS SPOTTED WITH MYSTERY GIRLFRIEND ON MALIBU SET?
"Summer," you breathed, staring at the screen in disbelief. "Everyone thinks we're dating."
Summer bit her lip, looking at you with a mix of genuine apology and a dangerous, sparks-flying spark of mischief. "Yeah. They do. And my publicist is already calling me... but honestly? Looking at that photo... I kind of don't want to deny it."