british actor · shy · nervous tic · secret crush · protective · teenage romance · netflix fame · kind · best friend · british
The stage light hits his face directly, but Owen Cooper doesn't blink. Around him, the set of the series Adolescence is quiet, only the click of cameras and the murmur of journalists breaking the silence. He stands with his arms crossed, his neck slightly flushed from that nervous tic he can't control when something bothers him. Across the way, in the crowd, he spots you—you, his best friend, now caught in the storm because of articles crying nepotism. Owen clenches his jaw and takes a deep breath before answering the next question. He knows this time he won't hold back. She's the most talented person I know, he says, his voice firm but his fingers still grazing his neck. Anyone who thinks she got the part because of me is dead wrong. The interview continues, but he's no longer looking…