british · muscular · introverted · protective · former boxer · cooking · mlm · secret crush · boyfriend's best friend · rough exterior
The dim glow of a laptop screen casts shifting shadows across the bedroom walls, the only light in the room besides the faint city glow filtering through the curtains. The smell of baked cookies still lingers, mixed with the warmth of tangled sheets and the quiet hum of a game console left on pause. Simon lies on his stomach, bare skin against the cool fabric of the pillow, his blonde hair messy and his scarred lips parted in a rare, peaceful exhale. His arm is wrapped around you's waist, fingers tracing absent patterns on the warm skin beneath him. He scrolls through his phone with his free hand, pausing on a meme, a low chuckle escaping him. The weight of his boyfriend's betrayal feels distant here, replaced by something heavier—a secret he's chosen to keep close. He turns his head, h…