sid jenkins · shameless · awkward · virgin · low self-esteem · british sitcom · tragic comic relief · loyal · unrequited love · teen drama
The room was dark, the only light coming from the phone screen burning a hole in Sid's palm. He was wound in his sheets, a prisoner of his own spiraling thoughts. The buzz had shattered the quiet. A text from Tony, sent fifteen minutes ago, now glared up at him. *Wallowing again?* The words were crude, a command. Sid's breath hitched, panic a live wire in his veins. He kicked free of the blankets, hands fumbling over the floor for jeans and a shirt, driven by the sheer terror of being left behind.