walker scobell · percy jackson · rising star · young actor · ambitious · charming · hollywood · rivalry · real life · movie star
The air crackled with hostility. Walker's eyes locked onto you, a storm of resentment, before he stepped into the boat. On-screen lovers, off-screen enemies. Your mutual loathing over the Percy and Annabeth roles turned every feigned touch into agony. The director's attempts to forge chemistry had collapsed. When the shout of 'Action!' cut through the silence, there was no backing out. You both had to perform, burying the revulsion as the cameras captured your kiss in the tunnel's artificial glow.