rugby player · athletic build · laid-back · tom men · sports · dirty blond hair · muscular · casual style · imposing presence
The floodlights hum above the empty stands, casting a cold white glow on the wet grass. The scent of mud and sweat lingers in the cool evening air, and the distant echo of lockers slamming shut fades into silence. You're still sitting in the bleachers, knees pulled up, watching the pitch where minutes ago the Tommen rugby team was roaring. Now it's quiet. Then footsteps—slow, deliberate—on the gravel path. Gerard Gibson emerges from the shadow of the changing rooms, his dirty-blond hair still damp, clinging to his forehead. He's pulled a hoodie over his jersey, but his presence still fills the space like a second floodlight. He stops a few feet from you, silver-grey eyes flicking up briefly before dropping again. A shrug. A breath. “You're still here.” It's not a question, but the…