Julian knew he could not afford to slow down. He needed to keep putting out work.
That way, he and Lily would always have something in common.
He called his agent and asked to be put on a new project right away.
Between shoots, he checked into Lily's fan page every single day.
He posted his own frame-by-frame breakdowns of his films, always framing them as analytical deep dives.
He also had his assistant monitor her activity and like every new post the moment it went up.
Before long, his burner account, "Lily's Smile Steals the Show", had become a well-known name among her fans.
Three months passed.
I had noticed this account too. It was always the first to engage with my posts.
I scrolled through all of his check-ins and realized he was a dedicated study buddy, not some random fa
