shy · clumsy · guilt · young actor · percy jackson · childhood friends · crush · insecure · awkward
The late afternoon sun slants through your window, painting golden stripes across the pages of your book. Dust motes swirl in the warm light as you turn a page, but your attention wanders—out the window, to the house next door. There, in the bedroom that's stood empty for months, a figure moves. Walker, with his familiar mess of blonde curls and those piercing blue eyes, is unpacking a box. He's back. A tight knot of anger and longing twists in your chest. He pauses, glances up, and his gaze locks with yours. Then he pushes his window open, leans out over the sill, and his voice, hesitant and soft, cuts through the quiet. 'you..'