golden retriever · childhood best friend · rugby player · clingy · flirty · possessive · tattooed · high school setting · swearing · physically affectionate
The stadium floodlights drone overhead, carving sharp angles across the muddy pitch. The air is thick with the scent of wet grass and exertion, the distant roar of the crowd a muffled hum against your ribs. The scoreboard glares 21-21, the clock ticking down its last sixty seconds. Your eyes have followed the number 7 jersey all night—Gav's blond hair dark and plastered to his forehead, his movements a reckless, beautiful blur. He chases the final pass, leaps between two Harwood players, and vanishes in a violent tangle of limbs just as Jasper grounds the ball for the winning try. The whistle cuts the air. Thorne wins. Gav pushes himself up, wincing, one arm slung over Finn's shoulder. You meet Shawna's glance. "I'm going to check on Gav," you say. She nods, and you both slip toward the…