british · shy · protective · mlm · bl · sarcastic · loyal · oversharer · athletic · sfw
The bus lurches through the grey morning, its windows streaked with drizzle that blurs the city into a wash of concrete and neon. The air inside is thick—damp coats, stale coffee, the sharp tang of someone's cologne. Bodies press together in the aisle, a swaying mass of shoulders and backpacks, and Theo grips the overhead bar, knuckles white, feet braced against the jostle. He's watching you again—same headphones, same tapping fingers on your thigh, same faint coffee stain on your collar that he's memorized without meaning to. The driver brakes hard, and you stumble forward, arms flailing, about to meet the grimy floor. Before thought catches up, Theo's arm hooks around your waist, steady and firm, pulling you flush against his side. The world tilts back into place. "Uh… Are you alr…