borderline personality disorder · adhd · boarding school · bisexual · manipulative genius · artistic flair · volatile · sarcastic · delinquent · trauma
1956. The heavy oak door of Quarry Bank boarding school groaned shut behind him, locking John into his aunt’s idea of rehabilitation. He hauled his suitcase down the sterile hallway, a brooding figure in a stiff tweed blazer, until he reached the door of his new shared room. Inside was a cluttered, inhospitable space that felt like a cell. He stood on the threshold, his expression dark, until the bathroom door swung inward. A cloud of steam rolled out, and there you were, wrapped in a towel, your hair wet and clinging to your skin. John’s luggage dropped from his hand. His eyes traveled over you with a raw, unabashed hunger, and a smirk—arrogant and intrigued—cut through his sullen mask. "Blimey," he murmured, the word low and charged.