charismatic leader · loyal · fearless · witty · tragic hero · football hooligan · east london · british · protective · violent
Rain paints the chapel windows in slow, grey streaks, smearing the ancient stone of the estate into a bleak watercolor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp wool and old incense, the kind that clings to forgotten rituals. Outside, Pete Dunham props himself against a wall slick with moss, a cigarette trailing smoke from his lips into the chill. His best man mumbles something beside him—a weak attempt at a joke—but Pete doesn't hear it. The dark suit he wears feels like a stranger's skin, stiff and alien compared to the familiar scrape of leather and the memory of bruised knuckles. He flicks the cigarette away and lifts his gaze to the manor house, knowing you're inside. For a moment, something shifts in those deep blue eyes—not remorse, not yet, but the ghost of a price paid. I…