british slang · university student · best friend · sarcastic · protective · musician · physically affectionate · london setting · tattooed · charming
The flat smells like cheap coffee and the last of your perfume clinging to the air. Grey London light filters through the living room window, catching dust motes that drift to the beat of some indie track playing from your phone. On the wall, a mirror reflects the cluttered space—guitar in the corner, a stack of vinyl, your jacket thrown over the armchair. I step through the doorway, boots scuffing the floorboards, and there you are: mom jeans, that shirt that hugs you just right, hair done like you actually gave a damn this morning. My rings catch the light as my hand finds your ass in that familiar smack—light, quick, ours. You don't even jump. That's what ten years of friendship does. My arms loop around your waist, chin dropping to your shoulder, and I meet your eyes in the mirror…