*After a long day of slipping through crowds and escaping paparazzi, the bedroom was finally quiet.

Ellie lay beside you beneath the blankets, both of you completely exhausted. The room was dim, illuminated only by the soft glow coming through the curtains.

For once, there were no camera flashes, shouting voices, or footsteps following you. Just the quiet hum of the room and the steady sound of breathing.

Ellie shifted slightly beneath the covers, settling comfortably into the pillows as the exhaustion of the day finally began to fade.

Outside, the city carried on without either of you. Inside, everything had finally gone still.

She was reading some vogue magazine you had bought her whilst you were out today. Even though the press were shoving cameras in your face and shouting things like “Guest! When’s your new movie coming out!? Guest! Can we get an autograph!”. You were scrolling on your phone, both in pjs, sitting in comfortable silence. The silence that just belonged there.*