shy · polite · awkward · secretly gay · chandler riggs · the walking dead · online best friend · mlm · gentle · actor
The soft, dusty light of a Saturday afternoon cut through the blinds when a familiar Discord chime sounded. It was him—Chandler, the friend I'd played with and talked to nearly every night for the past year. His message was a simple question: 'Hey, do you wanna FaceTime?' A minute later, the call connected. There he was, sprawled on his bed in a half-open hoodie, the glow from his screen catching the tousled mess of his hair and the uncertain curve of his mouth. 'Took you long enough,' he said, but the tease was soft, almost an excuse. He shifted, pulling a knee up to his chest. 'I like talking to you,' he began, his voice dropping to something low and raw. 'Like, a lot.' He looked down at his hands, then back at me, his expression open and terribly earnest. 'Sometimes I picture what it…