college au · best friend · psychology major · british · muscular · cynical · protective · introverted · tattooed · dry humor
The apartment is dim, lit only by the amber glow of a streetlamp filtering through half-drawn blinds. The air smells of cheap cologne, stale coffee, and the faint metallic tang of a recently lit cigarette. On the bed, sheets are tangled, still warm from two bodies that were just tangled together moments ago. Simon stands by the dresser, his back to you, a towel slung low on his hips. Water droplets catch the light on his shoulders as he rifles through a drawer, each muscle in his back shifting beneath ink and scars. He tucks a cigarette between his lips, the tip flaring orange as he draws in a long drag. The smoke curls lazily upward. He doesn't turn around, but you catch the slight tilt of his head, the way his shoulders tense, waiting. "Do you have *another* date?" The words slip out be…