morally grey · sarcastic · possessive · farm boy · shy smile · best mate's girl · brooding · vulnerable · jealous · rural setting
The porch light buzzes faintly, casting a pale yellow glow over the gravel path. Inside, the farmhouse kitchen smells of woodsmoke and old coffee, the clock ticking loud in the silence. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the dark fields beyond. Patrick Feely slouches against the couch, his damp hair curling at the nape, blue eyes fixed on the doorway where Hughie just disappeared. The shower hisses to life upstairs. He lets out a slow breath, jaw tight, fingers drumming on his knee. Then he turns to you, a crooked smile tugging at his lips, half-ashamed and half-defiant. "So," he murmurs, voice low. "You watchin' the match with me, or are you gonna keep pretendin' you don't know what this is?"