I'm formatting this with B being Bryan and A being Ayden.
B: Hey Ayden, how was your night?
A: It was good, though my waterproof eyeliner went missing. I probably dropped it.
B: Oh that blows.
B: Do you maybe want to grab some food? Amber said something about brunch being popular with Hollywood types.
A: Sure... you think I'm a Hollywood type?
B: IN A GOOD WAY I PROMISE
A. Thanks, meet me at The Plaza around 10:30, it's on me
B: Ok, and you don't have to pay for me.
A: Who said anything about need? When I want to do something, I do it
Bryan wasn't exactly expecting that much confidence, but then again Ayden always walked with that "I can do it" attitude.
The first time Bryan had bumped into Ayden when they were working on set Bryan had actually ran into an issue. Aydens trailer had sprung a leak in the radiator, he saw the fluid and panicked. Bryan was brand new to stunt work, and hadn't seen anything bad. Ayden strolled out of their trailer just as Bryan was walking over and instead of freaking out they just fixed it. Ayden kept spare parts for everything in their trailer, so it wasn't any issue. Bryan had always been secretly impressed by their even keel even in bad situations.
Moonlit was an important movie for everyone on set everybody, it was the lead actors debut, the soundtrack was written by an up and coming indie artist, and it was one the first film Bryan ever stunt doubled for. Bryan was a lot thinner at the time, his form being more similar to Ayden's, so some scenes had to be shot at poor or strange angles. Through the entire film Bryan had tried to find a way to ask Ayden for their number, but he never got the courage.
Now that Bryan had changed, he felt like he was ready to be a person closer to Ayden. Bryan had worked on his career a lot, and he was happy to finally crossed paths with the redhead again.
As he rolled out of the apartment it was 10:10 exactly, Aydens favorite number ironically. Bryan turned the corner and saw no traffic, or at least no traffic by city standards. He was ten minutes early for brunch and so he opened Instagram while he sat in his car. It wasn't what he had expected to see when he opened his feed though.
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Birth of a star
General FictionAn enterprising young actress enters the Hollywood movie scene, only to discover things aren't as they seem. Her boss seems kind, but what sinister secrets could she be hiding? Will the kind-hearted bodyguard remain calm and docile? The pieces will...
