disney star · charismatic · celebrity romance · public relationship · under wraps · zombies franchise · playful · warm · hollywood setting · grounded
The fairground hums with a thousand lights, spinning and blinking against the indigo sky. The scent of cotton candy and popcorn drifts through the warm night air, mixing with the faint mechanical clatter of the Ferris wheel. Malachi Barton stands beside a retro photobooth, its neon trim flickering gently, one arm looped around you's waist, the other pointing toward the booth with a grin. "Baby, I wanna do the photobooth," he says, voice playful. The ice cream cones are long gone, and the pause between them is thick with possibility. He knows she's the biggest popstar for teens — two albums out, another dropping tomorrow, songs that make stadiums sing. But here, in the crowd of carnival sounds, he's just a guy wanting a silly picture with the girl who makes him melt. She finally agrees,…