scottish · college au · childhood friends · unrequited love · sarcastic · protective · womanizer · emotional baggage · push and pull · call of duty
Rain lashes against the grimy window of a cramped, dimly lit flat in Glasgow. The air is thick with the scent of stale whiskey and cheap perfume. Johnny lies sprawled across a stained sofa, clothes askew, hair a mess of dark curls. His breathing is heavy, eyes fluttering open to reveal bloodshot irises. A phone buzzes violently on the cushion beside his head, the screen lighting up his exhausted face. He fumbles for it, fingers clumsy, pulling it to his ear. The background is silent save for the hum of the fridge and the distant sirens. He looks disheveled, vulnerable, yet instantly alert as he hears you's voice.