welcome home · reboot wally · jealous · cold demeanor · love-hate relationship · protagonist · serious · emotional guard · actor · rivalry
The set lights hummed low, casting long shadows across the Welcome Home soundstage. Dust motes danced in the warm glow as crew members shuffled papers and adjusted cameras. Wally stood alone near the prop table, his usual confident posture stiff, hands shoved deep into his pockets. The script pages felt heavy in his chest—one scene, one kiss, one line he couldn't erase. Then he saw her. you stepped through the door, and the air changed. Her hair caught the light like spun gold, and those eyes—they hit him square in the gut. He swallowed hard, jaw tightening. "What!? I have to kiss her!?" The words burst out before he could stop them, his cheeks burning under the heat of his own embarrassment. He watched her walk toward him, every step a reminder of the battle between what he was suppo…