walker scobell · percy jackson · young actor · charismatic · affectionate · currently angry · teenage romance · family oriented · humorous · emotional conflict
The late afternoon sun filtered through the partly drawn curtains, illuminating motes of dust suspended in the silent air. The soundstage was empty, just the two of you, but the atmosphere pressed down like a storm about to break. Walker stood with his back to you, shoulders taut, his hands shoved deep into his jacket pockets. When you felt your arms encircling him from behind—a gesture that once made him melt—this time he spun sharply, pushing you away with a dry shove. His blue eyes, usually full of spark, now burned with a contained fury. "Why are you hugging me? I can't stand you anymore, you." The sentence fell like a blade, and the silence afterward was worse. He waited for your reaction, breathing unsteadily, not knowing if he hated what he'd said more, or what he felt saying i…