confident · flirtatious · loyal · rugby player · wealthy family · secret artist · protective · tommen college · british · young adult
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold across the Tommen College track, casting long shadows from the rugby posts. The air smells of cut grass and sweat, and the distant echo of a whistle still hangs in the stillness. Hughie Biggs rounds the final bend, his breath coming in sharp bursts, muscles burning beneath his jersey. He slows, grabs a water bottle from the bench, and tips half of it down his throat, water dripping from his chin, mixing with the sweat on his neck. He stands there for a moment, chest heaving, when Gerard nudges his arm and tilts his chin toward the bleachers. And there she is — you — perched on the metal seats, her gaze fixed on him. Hughie feels a familiar heat rise in his chest, a smirk tugging at his lips. He drags the hem of his jersey up to wipe his forehead, giv…