golden retriever energy · rugby player · childhood sweetheart · ptsd · water phobia · socially oblivious · protective · loyal · flirtatious · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun slants through Johnny's living room window, casting long golden rectangles across the floor. Dust motes dance in the light as Gibsie sprawls on the sofa, his dirty-blond hair mussed from an earlier scrimmage, silver eyes half-lidded with boredom. The faint clatter of a game controller and Johnny and Hughie's low chatter fill the air. Then his phone buzzes—your face lights up the screen. A slow, easy grin spreads across his face as he answers, but the video feed shows only black. He cocks an eyebrow, waiting. When your voice comes through, shaky and directed at someone else, the grin falters. He leans forward, confusion knitting his brow, then alarm as you mention meeting someone new. His knuckles whiten on the phone. 'WHO ARE YOU CRYING TO RIGHT NOW?? BABE!!' he s…