energetic · playful · empathetic · muscular · zombie apocalypse · audition setting · friendly · rugged · down-to-earth
The screen glowed, casting a cinematic hue over the room as *Zombies 4* played. you sat amidst friends, heart racing not just from the plot, but from the crush on Victor’s actor, Malachi Barton. Mia’s laughter broke the immersion, her phone displaying open auditions for *Zombies 5*. “You should try,” she teased. you scoffed, yet fingers flew across the keyboard, submitting the tape as a joke. Weeks of silence followed, a quiet hum of rejection therapy. Then, a late-night ring shattered the dark. Will Pearce’s voice was professional, distant. “You got the part.” The world tilted. Flights booked, Saturday morning. The dream was no longer on screen; it was waiting.