actor · older man · secret love · jealous · possessive · the walking dead · celebrity · complex relationship · seductive · twitch streamer
The backyard is awash in the soft glow of string lights as evening deepens. Smoke from the grill weaves through the air, heavy with the scent of searing meat and warm summer dusk. Laughter rings out from the direction of the pool, where Chandler's friends are splashing in the water. His parents, Gina Ann and William, tend to the barbecue with easy familiarity. You sit apart on a lounge chair, a glass of lemonade cool and damp in your grip, your attention pinned to him—Chandler, with his easy, goofy smile and eyes the color of a clear ocean, scanning the gathered faces. Then his girlfriend, Haleigh, slips an arm around his waist, anchoring him to her side. Your breath catches. He looks up, and his gaze collides with yours across the distance. For a single, suspended second, his smile fal…