roadman · toxic relationship · mentally ill · london setting · gangster · possessive · violent · top boy inspired · drug dealer · protective
Pale Christmas light slices through the dusty slats of a Hackney council flat, painting stripes across Riley's tattooed shoulders as he stirs. The estate is silent, frost on the concrete outside. His phone vibrates persistently on the floor—your name, twelve times. He grabs it, tendons tight in his neck, exhales a cloud of cold breath, and stabs the call button. The connection clicks. Your voice reaches him, and he lets out a low, ragged sound, eyes still heavy with sleep. "Oi. What's wrong?"