#I’ll start swinging over the Iliad ok

[youngpettyqueen]

I think I’m having such a hard time writing a longer piece from Charles’ POV because his narrative voice is nearly identical to how I write academic essays

[lareinenoir]

∆Milk and Honey∆ Tom Hiddleston x Black! Female Reader •PART 1/?•

TWHiddleston > Y/N-St. John413

Dear Ms. St. John,

I had the greatest pleasure of meeting your agent last night in London a couple of weeks back. He tracked down my publicist and said you had an amazing script I just had to read. I know I am about a month late and I give you my sincerest apology.

As you may know, I am looking for a screenwriter for my first movie I'm going to direct and produce. Sadly the search has come to an end because I already found one. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that you'll be stuck with me. I have chosen your script for my first movie.

Hopefully, you'll give me the honor of turning your script into a million dollar movie. If you could email me back as soon as possible, that would be very much appreciated.

Yours truly,

Tom

Y/N-St.John413 > TWHiddleston

Mr. Hiddleston,

You have no idea how excited I am! I couldn't be any happier to receive your email. It would be my honor to have you produce and direct my script.

I have been waiting for my big break and its finally here. Thank you so much for even considering reading it.

I'm so excited to be working with you.

TWHiddleston>Y/N-St.John413

Ms. St. John,

I am very excited to be working with you too. Again, your script was absolutely brilliant. I'd love to chat more about it when we meet in person. I ask you to keep a lock and key around this whole operation. I don't want the public to jinx it before it has already begun.

To keep from checking emails all the time, I'll leave my publicist number below. I'd like to see when is the earliest flight I can get you to London. Don't worry about cost I'll fly you out here and buy you a hotel room for however long you need it.

Only the best for my new screenwriter!

Hope to see you soon,

Tom

And here you were. Outside his house. His house! Tom freaking Hiddleston's house! You didn't know if you were under dressed or over dresses. You decided to wear one of your suits. Pam said the black and white one looked great. Hopefully, it was enough to impress Tom.

"Y/N?" Ask Luke, Tom's publicist. You look in his direction and see your hand is shaking. "You've been standing at the curb for over ten minutes."

"I'm sorry, Luke." You Said rubbing your lips together. "I uh-well-you see I'm just-erm-"

"It's ok. Tom isn't a monster. He won't bite." Look said making you giggle and the train of nerves disappear.

"Thank you. I ain't never been this nervous before."

"Don't think about the nerves, ok? Just walk in and...be you. Be the girl-woman from Mayfield, Alabama who wrote that script."

"Right. For Mayfield..."

"I would go in with you, but I have a meeting. Break a leg." Luke gets back in the limo and your feet start heading towards the front door.

Pushing your glasses up on your nose, you knock hesitantly and see the doorknob rattle. "I'm coming, I'm coming." Says a voice behind the door. Stepping back and squeezing the strap of your crossbody bag. When the door swings open, you were greeted by a woman holding a broom.

"Hi."

"Oh!"

"Sorry, ma'am-"

"You must be Tom's guests. Come in, come in." She rushes you through the door with a hand on your back. "I was just in the middle of sweeping. Tom is upstairs taking a shower, but you can go on into his office." She told you pointing down the hall, behind the staircase. "Its the one with the blue curtains. He'll be with you shortly."

"Thank you." You say, but see shes already off sweeping. Turning back around, your heels click against the hardwood floor and you push the doors open and quickly gasp. "Sweet mother of Jesus." You whisper. "This ain't no office." You chuckle.

When you first walked in there was a giant living room with nice clean, cream-colored couches and blue curtains. It looked wide, but the couches looked lonely. Not a crease or a shoe print in them. But standing here in the office...Remarkable.

"I've never seen so many books." You whisper starting to pull some off the shelves. Tom had every book of Game Of Thrones. Even the very first one!

You fingers cross one on the shelf and it was one of your favorites. The Iliad. Without hesitating, you snatch it off the shelf and flip the pages. You loved the Iliad. It was the start of the great Trojan War. What wasn't there to love.

"Its a good read."

Your hands lift and the book goes flying in the air. "Oh!" You shout as your heart beat quickly. Standing a couple feet away from you, leaning on the door was Tom Hiddleston.

Tom freaking Hiddleston. A nervous lump kept you from breathing as he rushed to you. His hand on the small of your back as you stared at him wide-eyed, trying to find a way to catch your breath.

"Gee, I'm terribly sorry." He chuckles giving you a friendly smile. "I did not mean to scare you. Are you alright."

"You scared the living crap out of me." You mutter reaching for the book and holding it out to him. "I'm sorry about the book. I didn't-"

"Nonsense. It was my fault." He interrupts and your heart slowed down a bit, mostly because he was just smiling and talking in a calm voice. And the fact that he was wearing a rather clingy sweater and the traces of his abs looked fantastic

"Its nice to meet you Mr. Hiddleston. You have no idea how much...how much working for you means to me." He shakes your hand and it was warm, except for the little water dripping off his hair that landed on your hand.

"Tom, please. And we are working together. A producer/Director need to be on the same page as the writer. I have so many questions for you Ms. St.-"

"Y/N. You can call me Y/N."

"Y/N." He nods "I like that name."

Looking down you thank him and then he continues, "Y/N, I have so many questions about your script. I read it three or four times. Is it ok if I ask them?"

"Sure. Fire away." You answer pushing up your glasses as he leads you to the couch. You scooted over expecting Tom to sit next to you but he sat across from you on the other couch.

"So Milk and Honey is obviously set in the 1920s, right. Ok, I guess my first question is why the 1920s?"

"Personally it's my favorite era. The fashion and crime it was all just really close to home. Mayfield was found in the 1920s by a mobster looking for a place to start his drug trade. From Mayfield he went all over the US, shipping his drugs."

"Wow! That's very interesting."

"I know its not a great founding story-"

"No its better. Most of the founding stories center around crops. Mayfield sounds amazing."

"We don't sell drugs anymore." You laugh "We are now known for our pineapples. We have pineapple fields everywhere in Mayfield. Best in the US if I do say so myself."

"Then I better try one then."

You both laugh again and you can't help but feel giddy because right across from you was Tom Hiddleston. Talking to you well, you talk to him like you had known each other for years.

"So, Warren and Celeste. I love how you wrote their chemistry. I could feel it coming off the paper. It was so real. They say the writer leaves a bit of themselves in their story. Forgive me for being so front but, did you base it off you?"

He went straight for it. What should I say? The truth! Duh.

"In a way I did. My growing up wasn't the best. My ma gave me up when I was five to her grandmother, my great grandma and I was raised by her. I thought bringing in a character who felt lonely like I did would help their growth. But I mostly based it off my Gran. She was a very good singer and not all the time she was allowed to sing in public. They'd make her use the back door to get into places and she'd sing for not even a quarter for what the stars in Hollywood get paid for nowadays."

"I think thats what I liked most about your script." Said Tom and he was studying your face. "It felt real. I want the film to feel real and for people to feel connected. You can show anything on a screen but it takes one hell of an actor to put that much passion to turn a script into a movie."

You smile trying to break eye contact with his heavenly blue eyes. He was being very poetic and it made your heartburn with excitement.

"Tea time!" Said a voice, rolling in a tray of tea. "Early Grey for you, Tom and I chosen green tea for our guest."

"Thank you, Mrs. Gaynes." Said Tom and she slid her way out of the office. "Y/N, do you drink tea?"

"Does sweet tea count?" You ask and then nod your head quickly, so he knew you were joking. "I do. Call me weird but Ginger tea is my favorite."

"Ginger!" He exclaimed as if he didn't believe you. "Points for you." Tom winked

Drinking tea and eating finger sandwiches gave you and Tom both the opportunity to ask him questions and make small chit chat. You didn't realize how long you'd been sitting in his office talking.

You learned Tom always wanted to be behind the camera.

"I always liked the idea of being in charge. Being the man behind the camera and seeing my name on something I worked hard on."

"A man in charge." You smirk taking a sip of tea. "Sounds bossy. In a good way, I mean."

"Y/N, I want you to meet the rest of the team. I'm hosting a bit of a get-together and I'd really like you to meet all the sponsors.''

"Sounds great. What's the dress attire? I don't wanna be overdressed like I am today."

"Overdressed? Not at all. You look great. Come as you are." He tells you and you smile at him.

British charm...how charming!

"As much as I enjoyed talking to you," his eyes scan his phone. "I have another meeting." Tom stands and puts his teacup down.

"Right. I had better get back to the hotel anyway. I have to unpack and call my folks back home to tell them I'm still alive."

"I'll see you tomorrow then." He extends his hand for you to take and you slide your hand into his. "Do you have a ride back to the hotel?"

"No, but I can walk. Luke didn't tell me how close the hotel was to your house."

"Walking? The weather changes at night. Allow me to drive you."

"Really, you don't have too. I don't want you to be late for your meeting."

"Let me drive you, Y/N. My mum wouldn't be very happy if she found out I had the opportunity to drive a lady home and didn't do it."

"Your momma raised you right." You told him

Instead of letting go of your hand, he slipped it into his arm, escorting you to the front door. You felt your face get hot and you couldn't stop smiling at the ground. Tom walked you to the car and held open the door for you.

"Thank you."

A couple minutes later you are outside the hotel and Tom rushes to open the door for you. "Shall I walk you up?"

"No. You did quite enough already by buying me a plane ticket here. I think you should get going. It was nice to finally meet you in person."

"You too. Goodnight, Y/N."

"Goodnight Tom." You wave heading to open the door to the lobby.

Tom Hiddleston was no southern gentleman. He was a British gentleman. So the tingly, warm feeling growing in your stomach was nothing. Nothing at all.

He was like that to everyone.

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