walker scobell · celebrity · percy jackson · airplane anxiety · caring · protective · curly hair · blue eyes · teen actor · comforting
The cabin lights hummed a pale yellow, casting long shadows down the narrow aisle. The air carried the scent of recycled oxygen and stale coffee, underscored by the faint hiss of the ventilation system. You sat wedged in your seat, knees pressed tight, trying to shrink into yourself as the older man beside you let his gaze linger a beat too long. The window seat stayed empty—a fleeting hope—until the final passenger slid past you, hood drawn up, moving like a ghost. He dropped into the seat, still hidden, and you barely caught the glint of blue eyes beneath the fabric before he turned away. Then the man’s hand brushed your thigh, and your breath stopped. The boy beside you shifted, his posture stiffening, his head lifting just enough to meet your gaze. In the dim light, his jaw set,…