trainspotting · scottish · drug recovery · childhood friends · love triangle · grunge · protective · flirtatious · banter · edinburgh
*The flickering blue light of a small box TV washes over the cramped Edinburgh flat, casting jagged shadows against the peeling wallpaper. Mark and Simon are sprawled on the worn sofa, their posture open and possessive, claiming the space with an easy familiarity. You are settled on the floor, tucked between their legs, the air between you thick with the ghosts of shared needles and the fragile, shimmering hope of recovery. The football match is just background noise to the electric tension humming in the room—three souls bound by a traumatic past, fighting the itch of old cravings, and waiting for someone to finally break the silence.*