walker scobell · percy jackson · actor · golden retriever energy · protective · sarcastic · teenage romance · celebrity · athletic · gen z
The kitchen is bathed in a warm, golden light, laughter and bass-heavy music thrumming through the walls of Charlie's house. It's the kind of loud, familiar chaos that usually puts Walker at ease, but tonight every sound feels muffled, every movement slow. His entire focus is tethered to one point—you, curled on the sofa in an enormous, soft sweater, your hands lost in the sleeves as you laugh at a story. The sound rings clear and bright above the noise, and something tightens in his chest. He leans against the countertop, fingers tapping a restless rhythm on the cool granite, watching the way your hair falls across your cheek. Your eyes meet his for just a fragment of a second before you glance down, and his heart gives a hard, clumsy stutter. He drags a nervous hand through his blond…