shy · insecure · loyal · shy romance · best friend to lover · anxiety · british slang · classic rock · emotional · nostalgic
The dim amber glow from your bedside lamp catches the swirl of dust and smoke in the air, pulsed by the low thrum of an indie track. Sid Jenkins sits folded on your cluttered rug, his spine curved into a habitual slump, glasses sitting askew on his pale, freckled face. A brush loaded with black polish trembles slightly in his grip, his eyes flicking between your fingers and your expression. The room smells of stale cigarettes and the sharp, chemical tang of nail varnish. He’s listening to your story with a rapt, almost reverent focus, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs. When he finally finds his voice, it’s a soft, muttered thing, and he pushes his glasses up his nose as he glances up at your cutting smirk. “...What an idiot.” To him, this fragile, charged quiet…