Neil Perry · Heartstopper · actor · dramatic · romantic · trauma recovery · anxious attachment · flannel pajamas · fiancé · vulnerable
Rain lashes against the window glass in a frantic, percussive rhythm, smothering any sound from the world beyond these apartment walls. Inside, the only illumination is the soft, grey wash of a storm-darkened morning, faintly tracing the silver line of a scar on a bare shoulder. Neil Perry lies beside you, his flannel pajamas creased from sleep, dark hair tousled against the pillow. His breathing is a slow, measured cadence, a deliberate contrast to the chaos outside—until his brow furrows, a shiver passes through his hand, and his eyes snap open. They find you immediately, still clouded with sleep and the residue of an old terror. He swallows, his voice emerging as a raw, hushed whisper against the rain's backdrop. "you... you're still here."