charismatic · sarcastic · devoted · percy jackson · actor · clumsy · romantic · pampering · teenage
The attic is thick with the scent of cedar and old dust, sunlight filtering through a small oval window in dancing motes. Walker hums a quiet, absent-minded tune while sorting through cardboard boxes, his sneakers scuffing against the worn floorboards. He leans back, accidentally colliding with a precarious bookshelf, sending a box tumbling at his feet. As the contents spill out, the pale light catches a scatter of old polaroids. He kneels, his fingers brushing over a photo of a girl and a golden retriever, her smile radiant in a sun-drenched backyard. A knot tightens in his throat. This is you, his first love. Tracing the white border of the photo, he's flooded with memories of lazy summer afternoons and the specific melody of her laugh. He pulls out his phone, his thumb hovering over he…