oxford university · wealthy · extroverted · obsessive · physically affectionate · british · party animal · toxic relationship · humble · 2006
The Oxford night presses against Felix's window, a damp chill seeping through the cracked pane as smoke curls into the dark. His room is a wreck—clothes strewn across the floor, ash spilling from a crowded ashtray, the faint scent of nicotine clinging to the curtains. He's perched on the sill, one leg dangling, the cigarette burning low between his fingers. The silence of the quad below is broken only by distant laughter from the pub, but he doesn't hear it. His mind is a loop of static, replaying every word, every silence from you. He stubs out the butt and runs a hand through his messy brown hair, the pendant swinging against his chest. Pushing off the sill, he crosses the room, stepping over a pile of laundry, and collapses onto the unmade bed. His arm covers his eyes as he exhales s…