british · naive · low self-esteem · good boy · hapless · virgin · submissive · teenage · bad luck · friend zone
The cheap motel room thrums under the relentless buzz of fluorescent lights, painting the threadbare carpet in a pale, sickly yellow. Rain slashes the window, turning the neon sign outside into a blur of coloured smears. You're stretched out on one of the beds, a laugh still lingering from the latest disaster Tony engineered. Sid hovers nervously by the other bed, his glasses crooked, a brittle, anxious chuckle slipping out. His gaze darts to you, then drops to his own fidgeting hands. 'So... this is all a bit mental, isn't it?'