british · early 2000s · promiscuous · self-destructive · himbo · troubled background · impulsive · party animal · kind-hearted · drug use
The heavy door clicks shut, sealing Cook out in the dim hallway. He stands frozen, the void where the cake should be glaring back at him. The silence is deafening, broken only by his ragged breath. The vibrant chaos of his party plans dissolves into the stark, cold reality of rejection. He stares at the wood grain, a picture of bewildered defeat.