Commercials, appearances on random TV shows, doubling up as some other character… Nothing too fancy, but still a small seat in the wide world of fame.
That is until one certain day a big ‘yes’ stands in Elizabeth’s doorstep, giving her the opportunity of her life.
She’s given the main role in a new teen movie called ‘Friend Zone’, and if she shows all of her potential it will surely send her career flying.
Everything is okay, she’s given some more scripts, she gets to know the crew-
Oh.
She was never told who her male co-star would be, and it’s not less to say that she wasn’t expecting Mr. Charming.
Aka, Leo Howard.
It’s alright, though. They build a professional relationship, rehearsing their lines with the rest of the actors included in their main scenes, having an occasional cup of coffee, trying to have a casual conversation…
They are just colleagues, but Liz can’t help to get way too distracted by him, becoming an awkward, stuttering mess.
The script isn’t helping, seeing they are supposedly best friends.
The director realises and immediately has a word with dear Liz. She gets threatened with losing the job, because not only she’s not focusing on the film, but romance is strictly prohibited in set.
Obviously.
So, as hard as a decision it was, Elizabeth chooses to simply ignore Leo when they are not shooting. She might get too carried away and forget her lines again. And that is something Leo is no liking all that much.
Also, as if it wasn’t enough with that problem, she needs to gain weight for the movie, seeing her character is fighting eating disorders. She wasn’t told about that either, and sure as Hell doesn’t feel comfortable with it.
So what if the movie slowly starts to intrude in hers and Leo’s life? What if it slowly becomes kind of… reality?
What happens behind the script?
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"do you want me to stop?" Leo says, making my entire body shake. I try and make some words come out of my mouth but nothing's happening. My breathing just gets faster. "Use your words Jonathan." he adds while simultaneously closing the door behind us.
Even though some people are firm believers that the opposites don't attract, the two of them seem to be the sole proof of that being complete bullshit.
Leo Duncan is -on the first look- one of those typically self obsessed, rich high school jock, bullies you if you're neither of the above type of guy. Or that's at least how jonathan would describe him. But he will soon realise that the frase 'don't judge a book by its cover' exists for a reason.
Jonathan Casey aka complete and total book worm despises leo and the rest of his bad boy wanna be group of friends who seem to have some sort of a hold on this fresh hell of a high school. Unfortunately leos best friend is jonathans older brother therefore they are bound to cross paths.
Does the constant presence and heat radiating between the two finally show that there might be something more than just hate they share? And does Jonathan realize that there might be more to Leo than what he led on?
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TW: mention of abuse, self harm, depression.
mention of smut: tw in chapters where it appears.