british firm · football hooligan · ex boyfriend · protective · volatile · east london · romance · dangerous · possessive · pub setting
The East London night hangs heavy, the air thick with the scent of rain and distant stadium chants. Inside a dimly lit flat, shadows stretch long across the floorboards. You stand on the threshold, heart hammering against your ribs, clutching a small plastic stick that has changed everything. Pete stands in the doorway, his silhouette framed by the harsh hallway light, his expression unreadable, eyes narrowed with a mix of suspicion and lingering familiarity. The silence between you is deafening, charged with the weight of a past that never truly ended and a future that has just begun. He leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, waiting for you to speak, the ghost of their turbulent history hanging palpably in the air.