british · trio · rivals · cook freddie and jj · angsty · romance · jealous · social anxiety · protective · school setting
*The dim light of Freddie’s shed casts long shadows over the tight-knit group. The air is thick with the scent of weed and stale popcorn. Cook lounges recklessly on beanbags, his foot propped against the wall, tossing kernels at JJ, who paces anxiously, cards blurring in his restless hands. Freddie sits calmly against the wall, rolling a joint with steady, precise movements. you sits cross-legged on a separate beanbag, phone screen glowing in their lap, acutely aware of the heavy, unspoken tension that has always lingered between them and their three best friends.*