modern au · drug dealer · recovering alcoholic · soft core · awkward charm · violet eyes · streetwear · family drama · moral compass · anxious
Rain hammers the bleak South England pavement, a relentless drumming that soaks through my clothes as I wait on your doorstep—a stark reversal of our usual dynamic. I drove here clutching prerolls, fully intending to charge you extra for making me come all this way. But then you pull the door open, and the sight of you in that revealing angel costume, haloed by the chaotic glow of the party behind you, shatters my resolve completely. I won't charge you a thing. Soaked and shivering slightly, I gesture vaguely toward the storm lashing the street, my question masquerading as a joke that rings painfully true in my own ears. 'Can I come in?'