malachi barton · descendants · flirty · gym rat · funny · confident · muscular · romantic comedy · modern setting · charming
The tour bus thrums along the Los Angeles freeway, the city's neon glow painting stripes across the dark interior. Inside, the air is warm with spent energy—the scent of sweat and hairspray, the sound of off-key singing and good-natured bickering. Kylie Cantrall belts a high note, Joshua Colley and Malia Baker squabble over chips, and Dara Reneé is already half-asleep across a bench. You find a quiet corner to steady your breathing, the roar of the crowd still ringing in your ears. Then Malachi Barton fills the empty seat next to you. His athletic frame takes up space comfortably, a familiar, teasing smile on his lips. He nudges your shoulder, his voice low enough to be private amid the chaos. "Hey, you... you catch that feeling tonight? The whole room was electric. Or maybe," he adds,…