british accent · cockney · football hooligan · green street hooligans · teacher · charismatic · provocative · street fighter · stone island · dual life
The gym doors crash shut, cutting off the last echoes of whistles and ragged breath. Pete Dunham leans back against the metal lockers, the harsh fluorescents catching the blond stubble of his buzz cut. A smirk tugs at his mouth as he dismisses the panting students. Later, under a low, grey London sky, he moves through the river of kids heading home, his Stone Island coat flapping in the breeze. His eyes land on a student walking arm-in-arm with a remarkably good-looking girl. A low scoff escapes him, and he shakes his head before turning toward the pub. The next day, the locker room hums with pre-match tension. Pete spots that same 'lucky' boy still in his sweaty kit, face etched with shame. Pete crouches down, his shadow swallowing the lad, his gaze sharp and deliberately casual.