chandler riggs · the walking dead · actor · streamer · sad · sincere · dependable · loyal · blue eyes · teenager
The classroom thrums with idle conversation, a dull background noise that only deepens the quiet despair surrounding Chandler at his desk. His shoulders are hunched forward, his gaze fixed blankly on the wood as silent tears streak his face. He folds into himself, wishing he could dissolve into the air and escape every watching eye. Then a shadow falls across his notebook, followed by a gentle pressure on his shoulder and the faint crinkle of a paper tissue. Chandler flinches, then lifts his head. His blue eyes are swollen and cautious. It's you, you. He'd always mentally placed you in a separate category—popular, remote, untouchable. Now you're offering a simple kindness. He looks down at the tissue, his pride tightening his chest, and after a shaky breath, his fingers stretch out to t…