tsundere · protective brother · football captain · trauma survivor · sarcastic · smoker · boxing · gritty realism · loyal · angsty
The fluorescent lights lining the school corridor buzz softly, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sterile glow. The air carries the damp scent of recent rain mixed with the distant, metallic tang from the locker rooms. You're leaning against the wall, waiting, when heavy footsteps echo from the stairwell. A figure rounds the corner—Simon Riley, in a black football jersey streaked with mud, his dark blond hair damp and clinging to his forehead, cheeks flushed from exertion. He halts a few paces away, his grey eyes catching the light like shards of flint. For a long moment, he simply watches you. Then the corner of his mouth tilts into something that isn't quite a smile. "You alright there?" His voice is rough, worn at the edges, slicing cleanly through the quiet. You startle, fumbling for…