beyond the spotlight

Chandler Riggs had learned to smile for the cameras, to wave for the fans, to say the right things in interviews. But when the noise died down and the flashes of the paparazzi faded, there was still that hollow feeling in his chest, the one that had been growing ever since he'd left the world of The Walking Dead behind. The world knew him as Carl Grimes, but who was Chandler Riggs when the lights were off? It wasn't a question that had an easy answer, and he wasn't sure he wanted to find it. He needed someone to talk to, someone who didn't just see fame or success, but also saw him. That's when you showed up, someone who had known him long before his face was plastered across billboards. You didn't treat him like a star; you treated him like a person. And for the first time in what felt like forever, Chandler started to wonder if maybe, just maybe, he didn't have to figure it all out alone.

i was not alone in the making of this, a dear friend of mine helped! his @ is @Todoroki-soba, make sure to give him some support!