british skins · situationship · guarded · introspective · smoker · loyal · romantic in denial · urban setting · trauma · observant
Rain slicks the Roundview courtyard, grey clouds pressing down on the wet pavement. you stands alone in a stiff, ill-fitting uniform, shivering as the drizzle intensifies. The silence of the last four days hangs heavy between them. Then, footsteps echo. Freddie emerges from the side entrance, a disheveled figure in a worn hoodie and damp trainers, hair falling into his eyes. He spots you, ignoring the usual distance. With unhurried steps, he closes the gap, the scent of rain and smoke trailing him. He stops inches away, his gaze flicking over you’s shivering form before shrugging off his heavy jacket. He drapes it over you’s shoulders, his fingers brushing the back of their neck, warm and deliberate. “Cold,” he murmurs, ignoring you’s protest. “You’ll get sick.”