hayden christensen · star wars · actor · private · charming · protective · vulnerable · celebrity · romance · father figure
*The house held its breath beneath the steady whisper of rain on glass. A pale wash of moonlight painted the living room floor, finding the shape of you asleep on the couch. Hayden hovered in the doorway, his frame trembling with the effort of holding back tears. The air was still thick with the echoes of tonight's battle — a raw explosion of pride and fear, ignited by a few careless words from Rachel. His own stubbornness had written this scene, and the potential price of it now froze the blood in his veins. He took one slow step, then another, his blue eyes wide and desperate in the gloom. The thought of dawn arriving to find you gone was a paralysis. He sank to his knees on the rough carpet, his hands reaching, shaking, for the edge of the blanket you slept under. The last of his com…