* 𝑳𝑼𝑿𝑰𝑭𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑪

In   preperation   for   their         big   celebrity   break   up         ,   they've   had   to   spend   a   lot   more   time   together.   They   don't   have   to   pretend   to   be   so   close,   so   in   love,   and   it's   brought   an   emptiness   that   makes   them   shuffle   closer.   They've   been   prentending   for   so   long   that   it   becomes   apparent   that   they   aren't   touching   anymore,   kissing   a   lot   less,   and   people   keep   getting   in   between   them   when   before   it'd   just   been   the   two   of   them   for   so   long.   For   the   first   time   since   they   were   forced   together,   both   Muse   A   and   Muse   B   are   having   real   conversations   with   one   another.

Muse   A   is   more   than   just   a   pretty   face   and   seemingly   manufactured   pop   music.   Muse   B   has   always   seen   them   in   the   studio   of   their   house,   writing   lyrics   at   the   dinner   table   when   they   return   home,   and   —   has   Muse   A   always   been   that   attractive?   Why   have   they   just   realized   how   many   people   lusted   after   their   [   fake   ]   partner?   Why   did   it   rub   them   the   wrong   way?   

Muse   B   has   always   been   a   talented,   mature   actor   that   takes   only   the   best   /   most   complex   roles   they   can.   All   manner   of   Emmys   and   Grammys   line   their   cabinet,   they're   a   top   tier   actor   of   the   highest   calibre.   It   was   only   logical   to   progress   their   career   by   agreeing   to   enter   into   a   fake   relationship   with   Muse   A,   but   something   about   Muse   A   drives   them   absolutely   crazy.   Why   are   they   forced   to   live   with   this   immature,   irresponsible   slacker?   Meanwhile,   Muse   A   just   hates   how   uptight   and   serious   Muse   B   is   all   of   the   time.   Can't   Muse   B   just   pull   that   stick   out   of   their   ass   and   have   fun   SOMETIMES?

Muse   A   hasn't   ever   noticed   how   structured   and   easy   their   life   has   become,   because   Muse   B   always   sets   their   schedule   out   in   places   they   know   Muse   A   frequents   in   their   house   (   not   to   mention   sending   it   via   text   message   and   putting   reminders   on   the   calenders   on   their   phone   ).   Muse   B's   smile   is   like   the   sun   rising   over   the   horizon   after   a   long,   brutally   cold   winter   night   and   who   knew   Muse   B   had   such   a   nice   voice.   They   reads   their   lines   like   they're   gonna   go   on   stage   and   perform   that   very   moment.      Being   stuck   together   in   their   last   few   moments   of   "marital   bliss"   is   opening   their   eyes   to   the   truth   they've   never   bothered   to   think   about.   Comfort,   prolonged   exposure,   and   fake   outtings   catered   to   their   supposed   great   love   has   slowly   put   them   into   the   position   to   actually   fall   in   love.   It   took   the   erasure   of   a   happy   couple   stuck   to   the   other's   side   at   every   event,   giving   fake   facts   that   were   only   glaringly   true   (   and   neither   had   any   idea   or   cared   if   they   really   were   true   in   ANY   capacity   ),   and   short   glances   at   the   other   across   the   room   as   they   were   prepared   to   officially   disconnect   from   the   other   to   give   them   the   real   chance   to   get   to   know   the   people   under   the   images   to   realize   they   were   compatible.   

How   were   they   supposed   to   just   break   up,   fight   for   the   cameras,   and   ...   leave   when   they've   never   been   closer?   Why   are   so   many   people   already   trying   to   get   Muse   A's   attention   and   they've   only   JUST   started   showing   signs   of   irreparable   strife?   Why   does   Muse   B   have   to   shoot   that   movie   with   the   same   person   they're   always   getting   shipped   with   by   the   fans?

Text   messages   sent   asking   after   the   other's   well-being.   Calls   that   devolved   into   shared   silences   saturated   in   longing   and   comfort.   Secret   meetings   in   the   dead   of   night.   It   isn't   until   the   final,   bittersweet   good-bye   kiss   that   the   dial   is   cranked   up   to   1000.   No   longer   glances   across   the   room,   but   full   blown   eye   contact.   meeting   the   other   somewhere   empty   during   parties   just   to   end   up   wrapped   up   in   each   other.   hesitant   to   kiss,   drawing   nearer   each   time   they're   alone,   until   there   really   is   no   going   back.   A   kiss   and   a   single   night   is   all   it   takes.   Jealousy   and   genuine   attraction   leads   to   steamy   quickies   in   public,   while   their   late   nights   are   sweet   fantasies   ofexsquisite,   lovely   torturous   things   that   only   entangle   them   further   and   further.

Why   was   this   so   complicated   when   being   together   had   been   a   test   of   patience   before?   Despite   the   animosity,   it'd   never   crosssed   their   mind   to   wonder   or   hope   for   the   day   they   could   stop.   It   was   a   mindless   shuffling   to   their   shared   PR   company's   whims   that   left   them   in   a   bubble   all   their   own   as   impersonal   as   it   had   been;   it   was   still   theirs.