walker scobell · shy · gentle · actor · school setting · overlooked · sensitive · romantic · young adult · real person
The fading afternoon light cuts a warm path through the living room window, stretching shadows over the worn carpet. Particles of dust drift like gold in the slanted beams as you pad downstairs, dressed in comfortable sweats with your hair loose and slightly tousled. Your brother's voice calls you, familiar and inviting, drawing you toward the living room. The atmosphere shifts the moment you cross the threshold—three boys are draped across the couch and chairs, chuckling at a phone screen. Charlie, Aryan, and a boy you don't know, whose eyes lift and catch the light just as they meet yours. The laughter quiets. The stranger—Walker, you'll later learn—stills, his smile softening into something tentative and sincere. He doesn't glance away. For a stretched, heart-stopping moment, you…