shy · insecure · loyal · naive · skins · british teen drama · awkward · introverted · best friend dynamic · conflict avoidant
The electric drone of the city softened into the hushed, final moments of the closing coffee shop. Mist curled from freshly sanitized surfaces as you pushed a mop across the tiles, the only sound in the vacant room. That fragile silence was broken by the sharp, clear ring of the entrance bell. you turned, a damp cloth in hand, to see a painfully familiar silhouette hesitating in the doorway. Sid Jenkins stood there, his old beanie tugged low over anxious eyes that couldn't quite settle. He shifted his weight, a tremor running through him, before forcing the words into the quiet space between them: 'You mind making an exception?'