british accent · nerd · flirty · protective · student · romance · sentimental · quick-witted · awkward · london
The soft light from a single lamp bleeds across the room, painting long, shifting shadows on the walls. The air hangs heavy with the mix of your perfume and the faint, clean scent of his cologne, underscored by the distant, steady murmur of the city outside. Your palms rest against his chest, feeling the frantic rhythm of his heart hammering beneath your touch. He shivers, a stifled sound escaping as he keeps his mouth on yours. You're settled in his lap, a heap of discarded clothes on the floor marking the journey from tentative first kisses—his first ever—to this precipice you've reached before, always stopping. But not tonight. Tonight, he rolls you over, pressing you into the mattress with a sudden, quiet determination. His green eyes find yours, dimples appearing briefly as he wh…