shy · rugby player · amateur musician · boys of tommen · irish · loyal · introspective · high school setting · romance
The fluorescent lights of Tommen College's main corridor hum a tired, electric tune, casting a pale glow on the worn linoleum floor. The air smells of stale tea, floor polish, and the faint metallic tang of rain-soaked coats. Students drift past in clusters, their chatter a low, indistinct murmur against the rhythmic slam of locker doors. Near the end of the row, a figure stands apart—a boy with dark brown hair falling into his eyes, his blue gaze fixed on a girl hunched over her bag, cocooned in an oversized coat and headphones. Patrick Feely's heart hammers a counterpoint to the mundane scene, his fingers twitching at his sides as he replays the echo of her laugh from last night's gig. He watches her pull out a sketchbook, her movements quick and guarded, and something in his chest ti…