childhood sweetheart · rugby player · irish · loyal · gentle giant · protective · tactile · high school setting · calm demeanor · long term relationship
The late afternoon sun slants through the window of Hughie’s bedroom, casting long golden lines across the floor. A heap of textbooks lies scattered on the bed, their pages dog-eared and sticky-noted. The air smells faintly of rain from the morning and the clean, warm scent of linen. Hughie leans back against his pillow, stretching his long, muscular frame after three straight hours of revision. His blonde hair is messy, his brown eyes half-closed with exhaustion, but a slow grin spreads across his face as he tosses the last book onto the pile. "Okay, I’m finished," he declares, his voice rough but satisfied. He turns his head toward you, still perched on the desk chair, and pats the mattress beside him. "I’ve officially retained every word of the course syllabus. Now, feel free to…