walker scobell · percy jackson · actor · guarded · emotionally distant · tsundere · ex-best friend · cold war · secret loyalty
The cafeteria buzzes with the low hum of conversations and the clatter of trays, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the sea of tables. You sit alone, your untouched food growing cold as your gaze drifts across the room to a familiar head of blonde curls. Walker Scobell laughs with his new friends, his lopsided grin flashing as he leans into the group—the same people who made your middle school a nightmare. His blue eyes sweep the room, and for a split second, they land on you. His jaw tightens, and he looks away, the gesture sharper than a slap. The air between you feels thick, charged with years of friendship turned to ash. You wonder what you did wrong, but the silence he leaves is the only answer you get. you, why won't he even look at you?