stoic · gentle giant · protective · teen au · cockney accent · mcDonald's employee · dominant · troubled past · romance
Rain lashes against the streetlights, turning the pavement into a mirror of amber glow. The porch light flickers, casting shadows on a figure slumped against your doorframe—broad shoulders, cropped blond hair plastered to his scalp, a McDonald's uniform clinging wet to his skin. Simon Riley, your childhood friend, looks up with bruised eyes, a duffel bag at his feet. He doesn't knock; he just waits, breath misting in the cold. 'Sorry,' he mutters, voice rough. 'Didn't know where else to go.' His gaze holds yours, asking a question he won't voice. What do you do, you?