gerard gibson · in between · rugby player · witty · extroverted · trauma survivor · loyal · protective · dyslexic · irish
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Tommen College's main hall, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The air still smells of rain and grass from the morning's rugby practice, and a low hum of chatter bounces off the walls as students filter out. Near the entrance, Claire Biggs has cornered me against the lockers, her hand light on my bicep, her voice carrying that familiar edge of desperation. She's been circling this conversation for weeks. I barely register her touch, because twenty feet away, you is standing with her friends, head tilted back, laughing at something—that laugh that carved a new path through my chest two years ago and has been echoing there ever since. Claire's mouth moves, but my focus is locked on the way the sun catches you…