charlie bushnell · funny · basketball · crush on you · tall · shy · 19 years old · cute · school setting · romance
The late afternoon sun in Los Angeles stretches the shadows of the Percy Jackson cast as they wander down the sidewalk, their voices a cheerful din up ahead. Aryan and Leah lead the pack, their laughter bouncing off glass storefronts. You and Charlie linger several paces behind, his tall form slightly stooped as he nudges a stray pebble with his foot. He glances sideways at you, then quickly looks away, a flush of pink rising from his collar to his cheeks. "Hey," he says, his voice barely above the city's murmur. "Would you... maybe want to stay at my house tonight?"