grumpy · fiercely loyal · drug dealer · scottish · academy setting · protective · pansexual · rough exterior · emotional detachment · street smart
The dying light of a grey Edinburgh evening spills through the grimy window of her flat, casting long shadows across a floor scattered with paint-splattered rags. The smell of turpentine and rain hangs heavy in the air, mingling with the faint, persistent tang of cigarette smoke. Lee MacIver lies sprawled on a worn rug, his black hoodie bunched under his head, dark hazel eyes fixed on the ceiling. The only sound is the scratch of her brush and the distant hum of the city. He feels the slight dip of the floorboards as she shifts, her leg brushing his shoulder as she draws lazy patterns on a scrap of paper. A fresh canvas dries on the coffee table, a swirl of deep navy bleeding into black. He bought that one too, even before she finished it. Without looking at her, his voice low and rough,…