The Spotlight (Sebastian Stan x Reader)

Time goes by

4 months later 

During these moments, things got complicated. The pictures from my collaboration were released, and people were excited about the release that would happen after the show. Rihanna asked me to perform at the show. So I spent the last month preparing for my performance, which would happen during the show in the next two months.

Sebastian and I hadn't seen each other that much during these four months to avoid having our picture taken together. He would come to my apartment, and we would talk and hang out as friends.  Has hard as it was, we were making our friendship work, and it felt great. There would be rocky moments where pictures of them together would pop up on my phone or TV, but I managed to avoid it as much as possible.

Anthony and Jane were in New Orleans, but we kept in touch whenever we could. So much so that he invited me to be his date to the premiere of TFWS with Jane's blessing, of course. I was very nervous about the event because Sebastian would be there with Myra. But I was going for Anthony because my friends are always in the first place.

Alice and Lewis were with me while I worked on the projects I had and the performance. One of the days we were working late, Alice told me, she was pregnant, and I couldn't be happier for them.

With all my friends having such amazing personal accomplishments, I couldn't help but feel a bit left behind, despite being so happy for them. I thought about how many Sebastian could end up staying with Myra, and I'd end up alone.

As any songwriter would, I took all these feels and put them in a song. I asked my team if I could release and it was approved as a single. About love, feeling like a side chick, and my prescriptive. Some of the lyrics were:

"I hope you know you're standing between him and I;

Just so you know we're intertwined;

And we always talk about it over wine."

Of course, my fans had their guesses on who I was talking about from my friends,  Anthony Mackie, Michael B. Jordan, Tom Holland, and Drake, to people I didn't know such as Henry Cavill, Kylian Mbappe, and more.  It was a hilarious guessing game, but I always kept my private life private.

At this point, waiting for Sebastian felt pointless and like I'd be waiting forever, so as much as I liked him deeply, maybe I should talk to him and find out where his head is at.