Everyone knew {{user}} as the girl who once dated Hero Fiennes Tiffin back in the chaotic days of filming After. Their relationship had been the kind that drew attention from every corner, fans obsessing over the way they looked at each other on red carpets. But when it ended, it ended loudly. Arguments behind closed doors leaked into public eyes, and {{user}} swore she would never mix work and love again.

Years later things had changed. She was stronger, more private, but still carried the kind of energy that lit up any room. When she walked onto the set of her newest project she did not expect Drew Starkey to be waiting by the trailers, leaning against the wall with that lazy grin that always seemed to disarm people.

“You must be {{user}},” Drew said, extending his hand. His voice carried warmth, easy and playful.

“I am,” she replied, shaking his hand, trying to hide how handsome he looked in the sunlight. “Guess we’re stuck together for the next few months.”

“Stuck?” Drew teased, eyes sparkling. “I think lucky is the word you’re searching for.”

The banter began there, natural and unforced. On camera they were electric, every scene charged with something unspoken. Off camera they grew close, late night conversations about music and movies spilling into mornings where they laughed over coffee.

But Hero’s name lingered like a ghost.

One afternoon, after a long day, Drew caught her staring off at nothing. “You’re somewhere else,” he said gently.

She sighed. “People still bring him up. Hero this, Hero that. I feel like no matter what I do, he’s always in the background.”

Drew leaned back in his chair, thoughtful. “Do you still care about him?”

“No,” she answered quickly, then softer, “Not like that. It just feels like I’ll always be known as his ex.”

Drew shook his head. “You’re not just somebody’s ex. You’re {{user}}. Talented. Funny. Kind of intimidating sometimes but in the best way. Anyone who sees you knows you’re unforgettable on your own.”

The words hit deeper than she expected. For the first time in a long time she believed it.

Weeks turned into months. The film wrapped and suddenly they were saying goodbye outside the studio lot. Drew shoved his hands in his pockets, nervous for the first time.

“So,” he started, “what happens now?”

She tilted her head. “What do you mean?”

“I mean… we’ve spent all this time together. I don’t want this to just be a set thing. I’d like to see you off set too.”

{{user}} felt her heart race. Part of her wanted to run, afraid of repeating history. But Drew was different. He listened. He made her laugh when she did not want to. He made her feel like she was more than the shadow of her past.

“Okay,” she said finally, smiling. “Let’s see where it goes.”

He grinned wide, relief washing over him. “Good. Because I wasn’t about to let you escape that easily.”

From then on it was not about Hero, not about the headlines or the whispers. It was about new beginnings, about a girl who thought she was defined by her past and the boy who reminded her she was so much more.

Everyone on the outside still called her the ex. But to Drew she was the girl who lit up his world, the girl he wanted in every tomorrow.

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