Y/N, a rising actress known for her striking on-screen presence, is cast in a provocative film centered around the world of adult filmmaking. On camera, she embodies an innocent yet deeply seductive persona—captivating audiences with ease. Off camera, however, she is composed, intelligent, and grounded, balancing her career with the responsibilities of raising her two-year-old son, Kai, on her own. Her co-star, Sebastian Stan, plays Alex, a character who mirrors her duality—someone deeply embedded in the same industry yet searching for something more meaningful. From the moment filming begins, Sebastian is struck by Y/N’s ability to separate performance from reality, as well as her quiet strength and intelligence.
Sebastian Stan thinks Y/N is married. She lets him believe it. Because the truth—that she was abandoned while pregnant—is far harder to explain than the ring on her finger. The problem is that Sebastian starts falling for her anyway.
She needs silence to study. George gets almost banned from the library… and ends up sitting across from her. They strike a deal: If he behaves, she helps him pass If he fails, she reports him He behaves… a little too well.
Everyone knows she doesn’t react—especially not to Fred Weasley and George Weasley. It’s a rule, just like everything else about her. Until one stupid joke makes her laugh—and suddenly, people start noticing. Draco Malfoy is the first to say it out loud. And once he does, she can’t pretend it isn’t happening.
WHY AREN’T YOU BEING NORMAL, WHY ARE AVOIDING ME? That’s what Y/N blurts out at George Weasley before she can stop herself. Which is ironic, considering her entire personality is built around being unreadable, untouchable… and completely uninterested.
Y/N insists she only buys things for Fred and George because she’s “rich and bored.” George starts realizing that explanation falls apart the second she remembers things nobody else does. ᥫ᭡.ִֶָ𓂃
She doesn’t laugh at jokes. Not in class, not in corridors, and definitely not at anything said by the Weasley twins. It’s not that they aren’t funny, it’s that she’s aware they are. Everyone is. That’s the problem. Reaction is encouragement, and encouragement is something she learned a long time ago to avoid giving freely.