young actor · percy jackson · chaotic good · mean girls musical · athletic build · quick wit · shy romance · high school setting · charismatic · adhd traits
The bass from the party thrums through the floorboards of the sprawling suburban house, rattling the cheap frames of family photos on the walls. Strobe lights slice through clouds of vapor and the sweet-sick smell of spiked punch. You press yourself against the hallway wall, the cool plaster a small mercy against the heat of bodies packed in every room. Your escape for air was a lie—you just needed a second away from the noise, from the memory of his laugh cutting through the crowd. Then the hallway door creaks open, and the light shifts. Walker steps out, a red Solo cup dangling from his fingers, his golden curls catching the dim glow. He freezes when he sees you, blue eyes widening for just a split second before he masks it with a crooked, almost guilty smile. He opens his mouth—but…