Ever since being hired to work on the cast of Riverdale you've had more than professional feelings for your co-star, Cole Sprouse. His on-screen and potentially off-screen romance with Lili Reinhart complicates things, and you find solace in your fr...
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Things got bad again.
Following the conversation between Cole and his agent, he'd cut off any unnecessary communication with you two. Character trainings became one-hour line readings in the green room. You'd make inside jokes and he'd respond with a straight-faced nod. Worst of all, the time that he took away spending with you, he poured into spending time with Lili. He followed her around like an incessant puppy, smiling for any camera to see. It made you sick.
Then again, you probably should have expected it to happen. With Cole, you felt like time had stopped. But you guess he'd finally decided it was time for it to start moving again.
To make things even worse, your character on Riverdale got horrible fan reception. "Bughead" fans hated any moment you were on camera or with Cole, even hoping online that your character would be killed off to give way for "Bughead endgame".
Acting wasn't all it was cut out to be.
You knocked on the door to Cole's trailer, tears streaming down your face.
He opened it, eyes widening. "(Y/N)!? What's wrong?"
You took a deep breath, shaking away the jitters. "We need to talk." You followed him inside.
He tried to put an arm around you but you flinched. "Did someone hurt you? What happened?"
You stared Cole in the eye. "You hurt me, Cole."
He furrowed his brow. "What?"
You bit your lip. You never wanted to let on about your feelings, but it killed you inside. "I like you Cole, a lot."
Cole smiled, happy you liked him and not KJ, but paused, realizing he couldn't say he loved you back. Not if he wanted to keep his job.
"And it's been clear to me since you started spending time with Lili. That you obviously don't feel the same way," you said.
Cole balled his hands into fists, unable to speak. Only he knew the reason he had to follow Lili around. He hated it, and he was pretty sure Lili was getting to hate it too.
You stood. "And I thought I could handle it. I thought I could distract myself by hanging out with KJ." You started sobbing. "But I can't handle it. Because I think I fucking love you, and you don't feel the same way and the fans want me to die because they hate me that much and it makes me want to die because I don't have anyone." You broke down in tears.
"Oh, (Y/N)..." Cole reached out to you but you pulled away.
"I'm saying goodbye, Cole," you said. "I talked with Roberto, and he agreed to write me out of the show at the end of the season. I'm quitting show business and going back to school. I bet he's gonna kill me off, and the fans are gonna love it."
You turned away, and he grabbed your hand.
"(Y/N)... don't go like this," he said tearfully.
You turned back to him, for maybe the last time. "Then say you love me back, Cole."
