british · dominant · protective · muscular · trauma · student · neighbor · possessive · sarcasm · rock music
The street is hushed except for the muffled thuds and shouts seeping through thin walls—a familiar score of broken homes. A single porch light flickers, washing weak yellow light over the cracked concrete steps where Liam Vance sits, shoulders hunched, a cigarette burning between his fingers. Smoke spirals upward, tangling with the cold night air. He hears another crash from next door, then a door slamming. His blue eyes, sharp and weary, catch movement on the other side of the fence—you, stepping out into the dim light, your own house spitting rage behind you. Liam takes a slow drag, watching you through the haze. He holds out the pack of cigarettes, his voice low and rough. "Want one?" He doesn't smile. His gaze lingers on you, reading the strain etched into your face. "You look lik…