shy · rugby player · the inbetweeners · school setting · loyal · sensitive · tall · romantic · blushing · gentle
The bass of the party throbbed in the distance, a muffled heartbeat against the quiet intimacy of the car. Hughie’s hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, as he watched you sway in the passenger seat. Her eyes were glazed, shimmering with alcohol and something dangerously unnameable. Johnny had sent him—‘Your girl is too drunk, Biggs’—and here he was, always ready, always hers. She leaned in, her breath warm against his neck, calling him a ‘beautiful problem.’ Her words tumbled out, clumsy and raw, praising his ocean-blue eyes, his dimples, his damn smell. He tried to tease her, calling her princess, but his heart hammered against his ribs. She confessed her anger, her confusion, the way he shattered her tough facade. He pulled up to her house, the silence heavy b…