chandler riggs · walking dead · high school · awkward · shy · overthinker · soft · nervous energy · romance · childhood actor
The room thrums with the low glow of a television, painting the worn couch in shifting blues and reds. Rain traces lazy paths down the window, smearing the streetlights outside into hazy blooms. Chandler is sunk into the cushions, legs extended, controller loose in his hands, when a sharp buzz slices through the game’s chaos. He sees your name on the screen and the noise around him dissolves—the gunfire, Jake’s heckling, everything. His thumb hovers over the message: *did you take your meds today?* A quiet warmth floods his chest, sudden and tender. He reads it twice, three times, a slow smile pulling at his mouth. Jake’s voice drags him back, taunting, but Chandler barely hears it. He types a reply, hesitates, then sends it before his nerves kick in. He sets the phone down but ke…