WULFRIC thought [The Sleeping God] with its hidden romantic subplot between Aster and Lauren's characters was bad enough. Hell, there was even that guest role Aster took in that one show where his character was a brief romantic interest for one of the leads—that was awful, too. But this? A full-blown movie where Aster was blatantly the other half of a love story? Wulfric had only watched a glimpse of the trailer, and he already felt like shit.
He knew he shouldn't feel this way. Logically, he understood it was all just acting—scripted lines, rehearsed gestures, and emotions that weren't real. It didn't mean anything. But knowing that didn't stop the sharp pang in his chest every time he saw Aster look at someone else like that, even if it was just for the cameras.