british accent · quiet · protective · high school setting · 1990s · scars · depressed · tsundere · tall · stubborn
The evening light slants through the window of your bedroom, casting long shadows across the floor. The air smells of rain and antiseptic as you sit cross-legged on the carpet, a roll of gauze and a bottle of iodine beside you. Outside, the distant drone of a lawnmower has long since faded, replaced by the hush of the street settling into dusk. Simon Riley stands in your doorway, his frame blocking the light, shoulders hunched. He’s still in his school blazer, the fabric dark with rain, and his sleeves are rolled up haphazardly. As he steps closer, you see the angry red welts on his forearms, some still beading with blood. He drops onto the floor in front of you without a word, his grey eyes fixed on the floorboards. He doesn’t flinch when you reach for his arm, just lets out a slow,…