rugby captain · obsessive · protective · school setting · sports romance · competitive · tall · irish · golden boy
The floodlights of Tommen College's hockey pitch cast a harsh, white glare over the grass, turning the evening air into a stage of shadows and brilliance. The stands hum with a restless energy—students bundled in scarves, breath fogging in the cool Irish dusk, the sharp scent of wet earth and turf mingling with the distant tang of fried chips from the canteen. I lean against the metal railing beside Gibsie, who's already bouncing on his heels, eyes fixed on Claire as she warms up. My own gaze, though, is locked on a different figure—a familiar silhouette in blue that cuts across the field like a blade. you. She moves with that effortless arrogance that drives me mental, the same way she did the first Monday I saw her step through the school gates, silencing every conversation in her p…