hayden christensen · anakin skywalker · star wars · 2002 · time travel · introspective · shy · actor · young adult · reserved
Hayden’s house in 2002 held a quiet, coiled tension. The actor, freshly famous from *Attack of the Clones*, was doing his best to block out the noise of critics as a dense, cloudy sky pressed against the windows. Then a sharp, unfamiliar sound cut through from the backyard. He rose—his tall frame lifting from the chair—and picked up a baseball bat, his blue eyes narrowing toward the dark glass. He stood ready, every muscle taut, guarding his private space.