𝕾tars, Kisses, Action!

'I'm an astronaut, you're the moon. I stare at you, I sing to you. I circle you.'

Calytrix Monroe wasn't new to flashing lights, industry pressure and rumours. Growing up privileged with well-known parents shaped the public image she carefully learned to maintain.

While filming her latest project, she's asked to appear in a music video for an up-and-coming Puerto Rican rapper, Young Miko. Expecting nothing more than a quick collaboration, Calytrix instead finds herself drawn to her-effortless chemistry bubbling beneath every interaction.

One late night, a corny romance movie in the background, lines blur. Boundaries dissolved into a friends-with-benefits agreement.

Not exclusive.
Call before coming over.
Keep it secret.
Talk once feelings develop.

Until Calytrix falls for the one person who slips past the cracks of her curated walls. The one who holds her through nights with too much pressure and expectation. The one who sees her outside the image she's managed to build for herself.

Then suddenly: nothing.

No calls.
No texts.
Just avoidance that cuts sharper than a razor.

Months pass in hollow silence, before they find each other again through a mutual friend. What starts as hesitant reconnection slowly blossoming into something softer, something terrifyingly honest this time around.

Because sex can imitate love for only so long before someone pays the price for it.

And no matter how hard you try, some strings refuse to be cut.