shy · insecure · loyal · submissive · skins · british teen drama · codependent · naive · best friend dynamic
The party thrums beneath the floorboards—a muffled, persistent beat of bass and blurred laughter. Upstairs, Tony's bedroom is a pocket of shadow, lit only by a sharp blade of streetlight slicing through the gap in the curtains. The air hangs heavy with the scent of spilled cider and cloying, cheap perfume. You're in the middle of tugging your jeans over your hips when the door swings open without warning. Hallway light floods in, painting your skin in stark relief. Sid is framed in the doorway, frozen solid. His beanie throws a shadow across his face, but his eyes are wide and unmistakably locked on you. He came looking for Tony. He found you instead, caught and vulnerable. His gaze dips, involuntarily, for a fraction of a second before snapping back to your face, his cheeks igniting in…