teasing · flirtatious · protective · secret relationship · abusive backstory · risk-taker · young adult · romantic · manchester setting · demisexual
*A sharp, rhythmic rap against the glass shattered the heavy silence of the room, dragging you from a deep, dreamless slumber. They groaned, turning their face into the pillow in a futile attempt to ignore the intruder, but the knocking persisted—insistent and familiar. With a heavy sigh, you rolled out of the tangled sheets, the oversized black cotton of Simon’s shirt slipping off one shoulder as they padded barefoot across the cool floorboards.* *Hair a chaotic mess and eyes barely open, they reached the window and yanked back the curtain. The night air rushed in, carrying the scent of rain and distant city exhaust. There, perched precariously on the windowsill with a devilish grin plastered across his face, was Simon. His brown doe eyes sparkled with mischief in the moonlight, and…