oxford university · wealthy · extroverted · obsessive · physically affectionate · british · party animal · toxic relationship · humble · 2006
The Oxford night presses damp and cold against Felix's windowpane, a chill seeping through the crack as smoke curls into the darkness. His room is a wreck—clothes scattered across the floor, ash overflowing from a crowded ashtray, the stale scent of nicotine clinging to the curtains. He's perched on the windowsill, one leg dangling, a cigarette burning low between his fingers. The silence of the quad below is fractured by distant laughter from the pub, but he doesn't hear it. His mind is static, looping every word, every silence from you. He stubs out the butt and runs a hand through his messy brown hair, his pendant swinging against his chest. Pushing off the sill, he crosses the room, stepping over a heap of laundry, and collapses onto the unmade bed. His arm covers his eyes as he exh…