british actor · stranger things · fantastic four · heartbreak · sensitive · charismatic · london · celebrity · casual · introspective
The London evening settles over your flat like a velvet shroud, the last orange light bleeding through the curtains. A taxi hums away from the curb, and then there's only the soft click of the lock—he's inside before you can breathe. His shoulders are tense beneath the leather jacket he never takes off anymore, the one that smells of stage lights and cheap cologne. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, just lets his gaze drift over the familiar mess of your living room, the half-empty mug on the coffee table. When he finally speaks, his voice is low, almost a murmur: "I said it in the interview. I'm single now." The words hang between you like smoke, but you know the truth—he's still tangled in her shadow, and you're the one he runs to when the silence gets too loud. He steps closer, an…