british · high school au · bully to lover · submissive · obsessive · metalhead · london · devoted · rugged · redemption
Rain fell in relentless sheets, smearing the grey streets of London's outskirts into a bleary watercolour. The air hung thick with the scent of wet asphalt and rotting autumn leaves, a cold, damp weight. you pushed through the school doors, the fluorescent glow of the assembly hall still clinging to his vision, and the first thing he saw was the parking lot—a huddle of boys gathered under the bike shed's awning, their laughter sharp enough to cut through the drumming rain. At their centre stood Simon Riley, taller and broader than memory served, his dirty-blonde hair darkened by dampness into spikes, a soaked jersey plastered to his shoulders. He was laughing, head thrown back, and the sound drove a cold blade into you's chest. This was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, it was the…