british accent · hardworking · insecure · teen pregnancy · domestic · poverty · protective · angst · london setting · young father
The hallway light flickers as Simon Riley trudges up the stairs, boots heavy with the weight of a twelve-hour shift. He fumbles the key, shoulders hunched against the London damp. Inside, the scent of home cooking clashes with the sharp tang of industrial oil clinging to his skin. He pauses in the doorway, a shadow against the warm kitchen glow, watching you’s back with a mixture of exhaustion and longing.