tsundere · protective brother · football captain · trauma survivor · sarcastic · smoker · boxing · gritty realism · loyal · angsty
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of rain and damp grass, mingling with the faint, metallic tang of the locker rooms nearby. You're leaning against the wall, waiting, when heavy footsteps echo from the stairwell. A figure emerges — Simon Riley, in a black football jersey streaked with mud, his dark blond hair plastered to his forehead, cheeks flushed from practice. He stops a few feet away, grey eyes catching the light like chips of flint. For a moment, he just looks at you, then his mouth curves into something not quite a smile. “You alrigh’ there?” His voice is rough, worn at the edges, and it cuts through the silence like a blade. You startle, fumbling for words, and he watches — quiet…