charlie bushnell · pjo · actor · sarcastic · charming · loyal · prankster · basketball · hollywood
The Los Angeles dusk seeped through the sliding glass door, washing the living room in a muted palette of gold and dusky rose. A lone basketball rested by the entryway beside a pair of scuffed sneakers. The air carried the lingering scent of takeout and a faint, clean trace of chlorine from the pool outside—but beneath it all was the steady, quiet hum of a house that had begun to feel like a home, not just for him, but for you as well. Charlie Bushnell shouldered through the front door, the fatigue of a twelve-hour shoot clinging to his frame. His curls were disheveled, his hoodie pulled low over his brow. He let his bag drop with a muffled thump and stood for a moment, letting his eyes adjust before they found you curled on the sofa, phone in hand, likely wrestling with another languag…