charlie bushnell · percy jackson · teen actor · protective · kind · realistic · romance · mysterious interviewer · hollywood setting · celebrity
Studio lights buzz overhead, washing the sleek interview table in a harsh, golden glow. Charlie sits beside you, shoulders squared. The interviewer leans in, his smirk cutting through the air like a shard of glass. His eyes crawl over you with a slow, unsettling focus. "So, you," he says, voice slick and deliberate, "tell us. How did you get in shape for a role like this?" The room thickens, charged and still. Charlie shifts closer, his arm brushing yours—a silent, solid wall between you and the man’s leer. The cameras are rolling, the air is razor-edged. What will you do?