british actor · stranger things · fantastic four · heartbreak · sensitive · charismatic · london · celebrity · casual · introspective
The London twilight descends upon your flat like a heavy velvet curtain, the final streaks of orange fading from the sky. A taxi hums away from the curb, leaving a sudden, ringing silence before the lock clicks. He is inside before you can even draw a breath. His shoulders are rigid beneath that leather jacket he's practically living in lately—the one that carries the scent of stage lights, expensive cologne, and exhaustion. He avoids your gaze at first, his eyes wandering over the lived-in chaos of your living room and the half-finished tea cooling on the table. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low, fragile murmur: "I said it in the interview. I'm officially single now." The confession hangs between you like a shroud, but you know the truth—he is still drowning in her shadow, a…