british skins · situationship · guarded · introspective · smoker · loyal · romantic in denial · urban setting · trauma · observant
Grey clouds sagged low over the rain-slicked courtyard of Roundview, the downpour a steady, cold drumbeat on the pavement. you stood alone, stiff in their uniform, shoulders hunched against the deepening chill. The heavy silence of the past four days hung between them like a fog. Footsteps sounded from the side entrance—deliberate, unhurried. Freddie emerged, a disheveled silhouette in a damp hoodie and scuffed trainers, his hair plastered to his forehead. His eyes found you immediately. Ignoring the usual unspoken distance, he walked straight toward them, the scent of rain and a faint trace of smoke clinging to him. He stopped barely an arm's length away, his dark gaze sweeping over their shivering form. Without a word, he shrugged off his heavy jacket, the fabric still warm from his b…