ᴮᴱᵀᵀᴱᴿ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴰᴱⱽᴵᴸ ᴵ ᴷᴺᴼᵂ

" i love you. " he whispers softly, leaning down to press a kiss to her lips. she was the one for him, and he knew that. and he'd do everything he could to make her happy in return.

CAILEE SPAENY as ASHLEY MILLER in BEEF S2 (2026)

CAUGHT STEALING (2025) dir. Darren Aronofsky

unfortunately, heartbreak looks good on him

JESSICA ALEXANDER as hannah in primate (2025)

she tucks the unlit cigarette back into the pack instead of lighting it. "i live out past the valley now," she says. "built my own house on my dad's family's land out there. horses. actual grass." a small laugh. "being there as a kid was the only time nobody needed anything from me." she doesn't say the rest of it. doesn't say my mother made sure those summers stopped though she's sure he remembers at least some of it. "so when i could finally just go, i went." she looks at him the way you look at someone you knew in a different version of your life. "you look different," she says, a beat before she continues, "good different."

can't resist smiling as she paints the picture of her new life for him. reese recognised the image from late night conversations they'd once shared, fantasizing about being free. gaze softens as he regards her, the significance not lost on him. 'that sounds nice — . . peaceful. i'm really glad that you were able to go back & start a life you wanted out there. you always deserved that,' he affirms, sincerity settling in his words. selfishly, it made reese feel better about his own choices. the weight of his decision to leave town, & the lives he had to abandon in the process, had never truly escaped him. leaving dylan had haunted him the most. leg starts to bounce out the nervous energy as the conversation turns to him. he hates to think what he looked like the last time she saw him. 'i'm sober now,' reese offers, 'it hasn't been easy but i didn't really have a choice. i couldn't keep going the way i was.' he pauses, clearing his throat as he dares to address the elephant in the room. 'leaving everything behind felt like the only way to do it. a clean slate, i guess. but i — i need you to know it wasn't easy.'

tsitp 3x01

Yerin Ha via Harold James on Instagram (January 16, 2025)

NICHOLAS GALITZINE 👑 arriving in Milan (2/24/26)

flicking ashes to the ground before taking one last puff , emory puts out the cigarette in a makeshift ashtray , blowing smoke out to the side of her . she didn't need it , just made habit of it in social situations . seeing him for the first time caused for nerves she wasn't used to , sharing a small smile . "busy . the podcast took off and i've had my hands full ever since ." grateful that it kept her mind off of the breakup that still affected her from time to time when she thought about it .

remnants of her smoke drifts reece's way & he welcomes it like an old friend, despite his better instincts. he's reminded of how easy it'd be to take back his word, freeing himself of the cravings. hand , instead , finds his back pocket & retrieves a piece of gum from the beat-up packet that lived there . it was the least attention drawing fidget he'd found to ease the constant restlessness . ' congratulations , ' a smile appears at the corner of his lips — a genuineness he'd never had to fake with her . doesn't embarrass himself by letting on he was already aware of her success. not all ties to his previous life were easy to cut. ' although, i can't say i'm surprised. you were always going to be someone. if anyone deserves it, it's you . ' he wonders if he's too much of a stranger now to pry — 'are you happy ? do you forgive me for leaving ? '