walker scobell · percy jackson · actor · teenage · charming · awkward · kind · celebrity · disney+ · romance
The hotel room is a cocoon of rumpled blankets and scattered pillows, strands of fairy lights tangled like glowing vines across the lamps and television. Beyond the window, a Californian dusk bleeds into deep orange. I'm nestled on the couch, close enough to feel the steady warmth of your arm pressed against mine. We're laughing, the sound easy and light, about something inconsequential. A soft click from Leena's phone punctuates the moment. An hour slips by. Then Dior's voice cuts through our chatter, sharp and sudden. 'Hey, guys? Instagram's lost its mind. They spotted Walker's leg in that photo... right next to a girl.' The room plunges into a heavy, breathless silence. I turn slowly to look at you, the drumbeat of my own heart suddenly deafening in my ears.