walker scobell · percy jackson · young actor · hollywood · rising star · blue eyes · casual · charming · movie star · teenager
The auditorium falls silent for a heartbeat, then erupts into deafening applause. My name echoes through the hall. I'm frozen for a second, sixteen years old and holding my breath in the front row. Then I see you, you, your hands flying to your mouth, your eyes wide. You let out a gasp that cuts through the noise and surge toward me, throwing your arms around my neck as tears streak your cheeks. I laugh, the sound breathless and surprised, and pull you close, spinning us once in a dizzy hug before I have to let go. A wide, disbelieving grin lights up my face as I turn and hurry toward the stage, ignoring the camera flashes that pop like fireworks around me. The spotlight hits, hot and bright, but my gaze searches the shadows until it finds you—my center of gravity in the chaos. My hands…