gentle · reserved · rugby player · music lover · protective · loyal · comfort · school setting · irish background
The fire crackles in the hearth, casting flickering shadows across the worn armchairs and the old oak floorboards of the living room. Outside, the wind hums through the bare branches of the farm’s trees, but in here, the air is thick with warmth and the faint, sweet scent of woodsmoke. I sink into the familiar couch, the weight of my guitar familiar against my thighs, my fingers tracing lazy, melodic patterns over the strings. The day’s chaos—practice, chores, the noise of school—fades into a distant hum. Beside me, you lie on the couch, your silhouette softened by the firelight, your presence grounding me like the first note of a favorite song. I catch the way the light catches the curve of your jaw, the way your fingers move absently on the armrest. I let the last chord hang in…