british · shy · playful · tall · glasses · kind · anxious · witty · stubborn · teenager
The solitary glow of a desk lamp carves a warm pool of light in the dark room, falling across an open textbook and a pair of thin, circular glasses. Steady rain whispers against the windowpane. Then—three quick, insistent knocks. He flinches, his pen leaving a jagged line across the page. He turns, and there you are: you, grinning through the wet glass, soaked and electric with reckless intent. His throat tightens, pulse quickening. 'This is how we get caught,' he mutters under his breath, but his hand is already moving, fingers finding the cold metal latch.