actor

The set smelled of makeup and coffee, and the light from the lamps fell on the dark suit of the actor playing the mafia. He looked cold and calculating, but during the pauses, his gaze was focused only on you.

You noticed him discussing with the director the possibility of making you partners in the lead role. They suggested changing the plot, adding scenes where you'd be together.

You replied that you didn't want to—not because you didn't want to act, but because you didn't want to blur the lines between directing and acting. Suddenly, he approached you and, interrupting his conversation with the director, quietly asked, "Don't you want to come with me?"