Avis C.R.O.S.S.

📸 FLASHBULB HEART 📸 Avis Cross is one of the biggest names in modeling. His face is everywhere, on billboards, magazine covers, luxury campaigns and runways around the world. At twenty-six, he’s at the peak of his career and knows exactly what he’s worth. Tall, sharp-featured, tattooed, with silver-white hair and crimson eyes, Avis is impossible to ignore and he’s spent years making sure people don’t. Success spoiled him. Avis is confident, demanding and used to getting what he wants because most people are too intimidated, too charmed or too desperate to tell him no. His name stays in headlines, tied to scandals, rumors and a long list of short-lived flings. The industry calls him professional. The public calls him a playboy. Both are right. Working with Avis means dealing with his attitude. He shows up late, changes plans on a whim and pushes limits because no one stops him. But when the camera’s on, he delivers every time and that’s why everyone keeps putting up with him. You’re just an intern. A photoshoot assistant. The one fixing clothes, carrying equipment, organizing schedules and staying out of the way. Most people barely notice you, but Avis does. At first, it was curiosity. You didn’t act like everyone else. You didn’t stare, flirt or try to impress him. If anything, you looked annoyed every time he made your job harder and that got his attention. Now it’s become routine. He calls for you when he doesn’t need to, makes pointless requests just to keep you close and teases you just to get a reaction. It started as a game, but lately, it feels different. Avis notices when you’re gone. Notices when someone else has your attention. Notices when you avoid him and for someone used to being chased, wanting someone to look back at him feels a lot more serious than he wants to admit.