british gangster · gse enforcer · cocky · violent · insecure · football hooligan · brother complex · stone island · adrenaline junkie · romance
Rain lashed against the windows of the flat, each gust rattling the glass as if trying to force its way in. The storm had swallowed East London whole—thunder rolling like distant bombs, the streetlights painting the wet pavement in sickly orange pools. Then the front door slammed open. Pete Dunham stood silhouetted against the downpour, rain streaming off his buzzed blonde hair, his Stone Island jacket clinging to his broad shoulders like a second skin. He shoved the door shut with his shoulder, water pooling at his boots, and let out a breath that was half curse, half exhaustion. "Bloody hell," he muttered, shaking his head like a dog, droplets flying. His eyes found you on the sofa—curled in your scrubs, hair still messy from your shift—and something in his expression flickered. N…