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BELMONT CAMELI Photographed by Mekhi Turner

HENRY CAVILL as GERALT OF RIVIA Netflix’s The Witcher ‧ Family

sienna miller for elle magazine, november 2013.

MICHELLE RANDOLPH by Marissa Marino for Kristin Ess Hair (December 2025)

Motorheads (2025)

his  touch  had  her  heart  pounding,  asking  questions  she  didn't  know  how  to  answer.  didn't  want  to  answer.  she  could  lie,  would  would  it  even  be  convincing?  would  be  believe  that  she  had  stopped  pretending  so  long  ago  she  didn't  even  know  exactly  when.  "  stop  it,  ben.  it's  not  funny.  "

a low chuckle escaped him at her words , his thumb brushing slowly along her lower lip . " does it look like i’m joking ? " for a moment , ben wondered if he’d gotten it all wrong . if the chemistry he felt between them existed only in his head . " i can handle the rejection if that’s your answer … " he gave a small shrug , trying to sound more confident than he felt . it would still suck . probably a lot more than he wanted to admit .

that  was  painfully  true,  and  usually  he  didn't  mind  that  too  much.  only,  he'd  have  preferred  if  she  hadn't  found  out  about  this.  or  he  did,  until  her  finding  out  had  somehow  resulted  in  her  touching  her.  the  gentle  brush  of  her  thumb  was  enough  to  leave  him  dumbfounded.  how  pathetic.  couldn't  remember  the  last  time  anyone  had  such  a  strong  effect.  "  no  ...  no,  of  course  not.  he's  an  ass  on  and  off  the  ice.  "  he  lied  ...  partially  anyway.  "  is  that  what  you're  so  worried  about?  " 

" i … " the blonde began before suddenly realizing what she was doing . pulling her hand back quickly , she cursed herself for how easily she forgot herself around him . " i’m sorry . i didn’t mean to … uh … whatever . " luna gave up halfway through the explanation , deciding it was smarter not to try explaining something even she couldn’t understand . " yeah , the rumors definitely made it sound like it . " she let out a quiet laugh and shook her head . " definitely don’t want to be the one blamed for ruining whatever hockey magic the team has going on . " hockey might as well have been a religion at the school and the people around here weren’t exactly known for reacting well when someone threatened the success of their team .

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MIKA ABDALLA Photographed by Max Montgomery for The Hollywood Reporter

JOSH HEUSTON Off Campus 1.03

he felt a headache coming on, but he couldn't deny having missed the woman,''i mean you did kinda follow me.'' he hummed, deflecting and focusing on his beer bottle.

" mhm , can’t argue with that … it was way too loud in there anyway . needed to get away for a bit . " she settled into one of the garden chairs , taking a moment to enjoy the quiet around them . the sounds of the party were nothing more than faint background noise . " i’d like to think we can handle being in the same place for a couple of minutes without starting world war three … " a faint smile tugged at her lips as she glanced over at him .

dante let out an amused chuckle at her words . it really did sound as if he were dragging her off to be tortured . " i wouldn’t be bringing you here if it wasn’t important , i promise . " he smiled and slid his hand over hers , lacing their fingers together . " people need to see us . they need to see how ridiculously in love we are . we both need them to leave us alone and this is the best way to make that happen . " dante glanced around the room , quickly locating the people this little performance was meant for . " how much are you going to hate me if i ask you to dance with me ? " a teasing smile tugged at his lips as he looked back at her .

with her eyes closed , sofia let herself enjoy being taken care of . her body was still pleasantly tingly from everything that had happened earlier that evening . she had always felt safe and comfortable around vishal . the brunette smiled as his fingers moved through her now mostly dry hair . " no , no . it’s perfect . thank you . " sofia turned her head to smile at him , twisting the ring on her other hand . " if i knew this was the kind of treatment i’d get when the water in my apartment shuts off … " she trailed off , a soft chuckle filling the room . " everything is perfect , vish . "

〝 don't . . don't do that. 〞he shakes his head, although homme had to agree with her ––– she probably shouldn't have come here, this back and forth wasn't good for either of them, the fact is she's here now and felix couldn't allow her to walk right back out of his life again. 〝 sofia, i love you. i'm never going to stop loving you ever so i think trying to move on is pointless but . . 〞and his voice trails off, as if he didn't want to admit such a thing.〝 we keep hurting each other. 〞

hearing him say that he loved her felt like the best thing in the world and the worst thing all at once . " i know that . trust me , i know … " her fingers fidgeted with the hem of her shirt as she struggled to find the right words . " but i also keep hurting when you’re not around , felix . i have this ache in my chest that i have no idea how to get rid of and it fucking hurts . " her voice softened at the end , the confession finally spilling out .