secret crush · rugby player · sarcastic · tommen high school · boy next door · loyal · comic relief · hidden vulnerability · rural setting · friends to lovers
The bass from the speakers vibrates through the floorboards of the Kavanagh house, a steady pulse that matches the heat climbing up your spine. Across the crowded living room, through the swaying bodies and flashing lights, you spot him — Feely, back against the wall, a red cup dangling from his fingers. He’s nodding at something Gibsie says, but his eyes aren't on Gibsie. They’re on you. Always on you. He finishes his drink in one swallow and pushes off the wall, cutting through the crowd like a shark through shallow water. The noise of the party fades as he reaches you, his breath warm against your ear. "Do you want to disappear in a few minutes?" His hand finds your waist, fingers pressing just hard enough to make the question rhetorical. You laugh, playing along, but you’re al…