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Off Script

Ivy Vera Gray

Crossed Lines #1

contemporary romance(2k)

Hollywood's golden boy falls for his brooding co-star — and the role of a lifetime rewrites everything he thought he kne

Content Warnings
cheating/infidelity

Description

Two men. One script. And the role that changes their lives. Liam Hart has it all. He’s Hollywood’s golden boy, with a loving wife and a baby on the way. When he signs on for a risky, intimate role in a gay love story, it feels like just another professional challenge. Until Jacob Wolfe walks in—brooding, magnetic, and untouchable. A legendary actor with a presence that strips Liam bare. On screen, their chemistry is electric. Off screen… it’s something else entirely. Rehearsals blur the lines. One kiss shatters everything Liam thought he knew—about the role, about Jacob, and about himself. Somewhere between scripted lines and silent looks, something real ignites. Something raw, hungry and impossible to ignore. OFF SCRIPT is a medium-burn, high-heat MM romance packed with forbidden longing, emotional intensity, and a love story that hits hard, aches deep, and leaves nothing untouched. Tropes & Themes: Double Bi Awakening ∣ Cheating ∣ Age Gap ∣ Forbidden Love ∣ Co-stars to Lovers ∣ HEA Content Warning: This story contains explicit themes of cheating and infidelity throughout the plot. Please only continue if this is a trope you are comfortable reading.

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