I woke up drenched in good lighting and regret. My phone buzzed like it had secrets it was trying not to tell me, and for the first time in a long time, I didn’t want to look. Because I already knew. I knew the world had eyes, and last night we gave it a show. That rooftop, that quote, that quiet between Ryan and I, all of it had been framed, filtered, cropped, and broadcast before my hair even had the chance to tangle itself into knots. I finally blinked at the screen and saw it... one of those ultra-saturated, overly sharp paparazzi shots: me and Ryan under the fairy lights, too close, too alone, the skyline behind us blurred like a painting that should’ve stayed unfinished. The caption: CEO Ryan Glasgow seen getting cozy with newly reinstated strategist, Scarlett Farnsworth, after month
