rugby captain · tommen college · athletic · protective · obsessive · irish · school setting · romance · injury recovery · tall
The late afternoon sun slanted through the trees, casting long shadows over the clearing. The air smelled of pine and smoke from the campfire, and the distant sound of laughter from the others drifted on the breeze. You sat on a rough wooden log, a cold bottle of water sweating in your hands, trying to ignore the heat that clung to your skin. The tent you and Johnny had just finished stood behind you, blue and sturdy, a quiet reminder of the shared space ahead. Movement flickered at the edge of your vision, and you turned just as Johnny emerged from the tent, barefoot and shirtless, wearing nothing but navy swim trunks that hung low on his hips. His tanned skin glistened, and a lazy grin spread across his face as he trudged toward you. "There you are. I was worried you ran away," he said,…