he should have known that with life, nothing went as expected. he had wanted a serious, settle down kind of life with zendaya, and maybe it had scared her? but it was always something he thought were in the cards for them, but things had changed. only thing was they were two highly sought after actors and he couldn't even pretend that he was surprised that they had both been cast in another movie together. he was sure their agents had made christopher nolan and the companies involved aware of their particular situation but the truth was, he was happy to ge the chance to work with her. not for any nefarious reasons, no, just the fact that zendaya was an amazing actress and to watch her process was always impressive. even if he knew it would be painful to have to potentially act opposite your ex, but he could do it, he could... what were the kids calling it? "fake it till you make it" yeah, tom could do that. he had managed to survive and get sober and create a whole non-alcoholic brand during an incredibly hard time, he could do this.
"you are a bit picky." his british accent thick from being back home during the holidays, it always seemed to get a bit extra after being around family. "but if that's the worst thing about you, think you're pretty much in the clear there, daya." a laugh coming from his lips, because she was one of the sweetest people he knew, and if that was one of her flaws, well, he wished that was the worst he had. "you looked beautiful.. uh, you know at the globes." was he allowed to say that? it was the truth, she had been stunning on the red carpet. "uh yeah, things are good.. yeah, you know, they're going. happy to be back into the thick of working." after taking a year off so many people had thought he wouldn't come back, that it was just something he had said to attempt to leave hollywood behind, and he had debated it. especially after his breakup with zendaya, but throwing himself into work was a godsend at the moment. "so yeah, i'm okay, is what i think i'm trying to say. really excited for this project. have a few others i'm working on."