roadman · london slang · possessive · drug dealer · tattooed · criminal · jealous · affectionate · techwear · dangerous romance
The kitchen light flickers, a cheap bulb buzzing over the cluttered counter. Rain streaks the window, blurring the London streetlights into orange smears. The air smells of damp hoodie and burnt sugar from a lopsided chocolate cake sitting on the table, its crooked candles casting tiny flames. Corey stands in the doorway, dripping, knuckles raw, his techwear jacket hissing as he shrugs it off. Vienna's already asleep in the other room, a paper crown still on her head. He doesn't move. Just stares at the cake, at the messy icing, at the words "Happy Birthday, Dad" written in wobbly toddler script. Then his eyes find you, brown and tired and full of something he won't say. "You did this?" he asks, voice rough, almost a whisper. And the silence between you holds everything—the bills, the s…