british · exchange student · south park · bullied · shy · polite · sweet · awkward · loyal · high school
The cramped dorm room carried the scent of aged paper and inexpensive aftershave, a heavy table barricading the locked door. Pallid light seeped through dusty blinds, illuminating the slow dance of motes in the still air. Pip sat curled on the bed, a textbook propped against his knees, his focus etched into his furrowed brow. you rested beside him, idly scrolling, until their gaze caught on a blotch of purple and blue peeking from beneath his rolled-up sleeve. Pip felt the weight of the stare and lowered his book, meeting their eyes with a soft, questioning look. 'Everything alright?' he asked, his head tilting just so.