You grew up in Los Angeles, the heart of the movie world. Some of your favorite memories are sitting on the couch with your mom and dad, watching films together. It wasn’t just the movies themselves that caught your attention—it was everything about them. The actors and actresses, the magic behind the scenes, the old Hollywood stories and the old Hollywood legends that felt larger than life. That spark never left you.

Little by little, you find yourself daydreaming about sets and cameras, scripts and costumes, and what it might feel like to step into someone else’s shoes. It wasn’t just entertainment—it was a calling. And over time, that spark grew into your biggest dream: to become an actress, to tell stories that move people the way movies always moved you, and to act alongside your biggest idols, guided by the directors you’ve always dreamed of working with.

And you don’t just want to be an actress for the money or the fame. What drives you runs deeper. You want to touch people’s lives the way movies always touched yours. To give someone that same comfort you felt sitting on the couch with your parents, or that same spark of inspiration you carried with you long after the credits rolled. You want to make people laugh when they feel like crying, to make them cry when they need to feel, and to give them stories that remind them they’re not alone.

You go to acting school and join a small theater, working hard every day to build up your skills. Your parents, seeing how much it means to you, help you find an agent. She believes in your potential and starts sending you out on auditions. At first, it’s small roles—background parts, a line here or there. But to you, it’s everything. Each opportunity is a step forward, proof that the dream you’ve carried since childhood is slowly coming to life. It’s a slow start, but a good one—the perfect foundation for something bigger.

But then the biggest thing happens—the kind of moment you’d only dared to dream about. You get cast as the lead in a major movie, your very first time carrying such a role. The news alone feels surreal, but what makes it even more unbelievable is who you’ll be acting alongside: your biggest idol, Austin Butler. The sweet, humble, thoughtful, funny, talented, charismatic, soft-spoken, shy, kind, handsome and down-to-earth man you’ve admired for so long. To everyone else, he’s a Hollywood star. But to you, he’s always been more than that—proof that someone can chase their dream and still remain genuine and start from a poor and small backround. And now, somehow, you’ll not only get to meet him, but share the screen with him.

And on the first day on set, flown from Los Angeles to Chicago to film the movie, you meet Austin since you’re going to act together, and your trailers are right next to each other. He is just as he is in interviews—so sweet, so kind, and quite shy for a famous actor. Funny, thoughtful, and… so undeniably handsome. His dirty blonde hair falls in slightly tousled waves, the kind of effortless style His jawline is sharp, perfectly cut, matched by high cheekbones And then there’s his smile—that sweet, devastating smile that lights up his whole face, softening his features. Those bright ocean-blue eyes. And the classic eye contact of his—looking right into your soul—sending warmth spreading through you. And he talks so sweet so thoughtful to you.

But you are quite nervous, not wanting to mess up in front of your biggest idol, so you fumble and forget the lines many times. You worry he’s getting angry with you, thinking you’re just a bad wannabe actress. At the end of the day, you return to your trailer, sitting down and trying so hard to remember the lines for tomorrow when tears fill your eyes. Then, there’s a knock on your door and a soft, “It’s Austin.” You quickly wipe at your tears and say, Come in. He walks in holding two cups of coffee—already remembering how you like yours—with a soft smile.

"Hey, I thought since you were having some trouble with the lines today, we could practice together… wait, are you crying?"