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viral for flirting!
real life | new york
- november 15th, 2021
"SOPHIA LUNA RIVERA, you are going viral!" Laila screamed into Sophia's ear through the phone as the Rivera girl walked through the streets of New York City. "And I mean viral, viral! Your interviews with Andrew from both of the Tick, Tick, Boom premieres are blowing up!"
"People are totally sensing the flirty vibe between you two, Pia!" Minnie spoke up on the call. "Soph, you're going viral for flirting!"
"We were not flirting." Sophia lied straight through her teeth as she approached a nice hotel as told on the letter given to her last night at the premiere. It was the morning after the Tick, Tick, Boom premiere in New York City. Girl Talk received an invite to do press last-minute, but of course, they flew to the East Coast for the occasion.
"Where are you, Luna?" Laila wondered curiously. "You got up before 10 AM the morning after an event. We don't do that."
"We have a flight to catch tonight and I just wanted to see the city a bit more," Sophia did her best to come up with a story quickly, running a hand through her blonde hair. "We don't come here that often, you know? All the events besides the Tonys are in LA."
"Fair," Minnie commented and Sophia could hear her smile. "Bring me back a coffee, please, Soph?"
"Me too, Lulu." Laila asked as well and Sophia cracked a smile at her best friend's antics.
"Got it. Love you both, I'll be back at our hotel soon." Sophia hung up the phone before staring up at the clearly sophisticated and pricey hotel building in front of her. Wrapping her blazer around her body tighter with her hands, Sophia thanked the doormen when he opened the door for her and she stepped inside.
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real life | new york
tick, tick, boom! premiere
- november 14th, 2021
BOTH SOPHIA & ANDREW did their bests not to seem disappointed when Andrew's publicist told him to finish up the interview so they could move on to the next.
"Well, it was great talking to you," Sophia grinned at Andrew easily, perfecting how to put on a believable smile for the camera.
"Yes, you too, Moony." Andrew smirked back and Sophia relaxed slightly when he went to walk away. He walked passed her, but stopped at her side.
"What are you doing?" Sophia questioned, titling her head up so she could meet the tall man's eyes. She didn't dare glance down at his lips or any other part of his face— Focused on his eyes and their close proximity. "People will talk. You're too close."
"Does that bother you?" Andrew whispered softly, looking down at the girl. On the other hand, he did dare let his eyes flicker to Sophia's pink lips for a moment before meeting her green eyes again.
"No," Sophia admitted as she tried not to seem flustered. "It might bother some people."
"Listen, what are the odds—"
"Oh no." Sophia sighed jokingly, cracking a smile and Andrew held back a grin.
"That you meet me for a coffee tomorrow?" Andrew asked before he handed the blonde a folded up piece of paper. "Address is on the paper. Think about it, but I'll be there."
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real life | new york
cafe in andrew's hotel
- november 15th, 2021
ANXIETY BEGAN TO GROW in Sophia's chest as a door-man led her from the lobby to a small, private cafe in the hotel building. Sophia tried not to let her eyes widened as the luxurious hotel and its decoration, but utterly failed. She's never been in a building this nice. Her attention was dragged away from the hotel when the door-man stopped walking, meaning she stopped walking too. Sophia looked in front of her and she grew flustered when she saw Andrew sitting at a small table, looking up at her already.
"Hi." Sophia whispered, not trusting her own voice and afraid to speak louder than a whisper in the quiet, secluded cafe.
"Hello," Andrew stood up and thanked the door-man, who walked away. Sophia did her best not to seem shocked when Andrew leaned over and greeted her with a friendly peck on the cheek.
Not in a romantic way, like the kind celebrities greet each other with on the Jimmy Fallon show.
Still, blush decorated the blonde's cheeks and Andrew couldn't help but smirk at it. "You look lovely."
"Thank you, you too," Sophia thanked him, her voice still quiet as Andrew pulled out her chair for her and she sat down. She couldn't help but smile at the nice navy sweater he wore with a pair of light pants. "This is the first time I haven't seen you in a suit."
"Hopefully not the last either," Andrew replied as a waiter approached them and Sophia's eyes widened at his comment. Holy shit, he was so fliritng with her. Andrew greeted the waiter before glancing at Sophia, "Do you drink tea?"
"Yeah– Yes, whatever works." Sophia nodded and Andrew grinned before telling the waiter an order.
Meanwhile, Sophia took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She couldn't help but be nervous. She was in one of the nicest hotels in New York, sitting with a coveted star who she used to watch on the screen with her brothers. What the fuck was she doing here?
"You can relax, you know. Soph." Andrew called for her attention and the blonde met his eyes again as he leaned closer to her. "I'm serious. The staff here is used to stars and are under contracts and all that– They won't say anything. No one will ever know you were here."
"I'm not worried about that." Sophia shook her head gently, giving him a small smile. She refused to let him know that he was making her nervous again.
"Then relax." He told her and Sophia nodded reluctantly. "Do Laila and Minnette know you're here?"
"No," Sophia shook her head, holding up the note. "You wrote not to tell anyone, and for the record, for a proper Brit, I thought you would have better handwriting."
Andrew let out a laugh which made Sophia smile. He shrugged, "You've got a point. Also, I just wanted to suggest you avoid telling anyone else for safety reasons. There are more cast members and stars staying here besides me."
"Yeah, I get it," Sophia reassured, glancing down at the table for a second. Her mind couldn't help but think– He didn't want to be seen with her. "So, why did you ask me to meet here?"
"I like talking to you, Moony," Andrew shrugged as a waiter dropped off two cups of tea and a few biscuits and pastries. "I wanted a chance to talk to you without a camera right next to us and multiple people trying to listen in on our conversations."
"You noticed that too?" Sophia questioned, rolling her eyes. "Last night was so much worse."
"Yeah, I noticed people were walking awfully slow as they passed us." Andrew smirked, shaking his head. "It's because our interview from the LA premiere blew up."
"Yup," Sophia sighed with a grin. "Laila and Minnie were just yelling at me over the phone about how you and I were going viral."
"What did you expect? You and your team were the ones who didn't cut out a lot of our LA interview." Andrew teased.
"You're the one who was flirting with me!" Sophia scoffed before her eyes widened at her words and Andrew let out a loud laugh.
"Please, just wait till I actually start flirting with you," Andrew sighed and smiled at the sight of the girl's cheeks heating up. "When's your flight back to Los Angeles?"
"Tonight." Sophia replied as she took a bite of a pastry and covered her mouth.
"Lame," Andrew rolled his eyes. "Here I was hoping I would get to see you again before you go back."
"I have an audition in two days." Sophia explained and Andrew smiled, telling her to go on. "I can't say anything else, I'm sure there's someone watching me ready to shoot me if I say more."
The pair laughed before Andrew gave her a look, mouthing, "Marvel?"
Sophia reluctantly nodded and Andrew gave her an impressed look, "Wow, congratulations, Moony."
"I didn't get the part yet." Sophia replied softly. "But this is my third audition, so I must be doing something right."
"Obviously, if they're asking you to audition multiple times," Andrew agreed with a proud smirk. "It's impressive considering your first project hasn't even come out yet."
"Oh my god, you have been keeping tabs on me!" Sophia gasped, letting out a giggle and Andrew grinned with a shrug. "So you know about "The Summer I Turned Pretty?"
"When will it come out?" Andrew asked curiously.
"This June," Sophia replied. "I'm so excited for it to just be out in the world. This is my first English-speaking project and my first project since I was 13? 14? I've been auditioning for a few other things too, so I'm waiting to hear back."
"That's exciting." Andrew added. "I can't wait for you to actually be on the red carpet instead of just interviewing people on the carpet."
"Me too, if it happens– I don't want to get my hopes up." Sophia shrugged.
"It'll happen," Andrew reassured her with a nod. "I won't tell anyone about your special audition."
"Promise?" She questioned.
"Swear." Andrew affirmed.
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social media | instagram
- november 15th, 2021
@sophialuna: i ❤️ nyc
minette: GORGG
minette: loml
lailalee: you're fucking perfect
lailalee: DAMNN who styled u in the third photo
summerjmadison: OKAY BODYYYY
missremiashten: prettiest person ever? prettiest person ever.
minniemills: love love love u!
alisha: BODY BODY
gavincasalegno: it's november why u still posting bikini pics
chrisbriney: summer is over put the bikini pics away
lolatung: haters ^^ YOURE HOT ASF LUNITA 💘
laurdiy: THE WAIST IS SNATCHED
froy: hermosa hermana 😤
miasayoko: hottest bitch ever
user1: what cafe is that??
user2: did the research already. cafe in a 5 star hotel, hard ASF to get into, only for a-listers
user1: i love sophia but how tf did she and girl talk get into that???
user3: unless she was meeting someone😉
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social media | instagram
- november 15th, 2021
@styledbylailalee: as the designated @girltalk stylist, here's @sophialuna look from the tick, tick, boom! premiere last night in nyc. #styledbylailalee