irish · hurling player · bisexual · obsessive · protective · witty · introverted · high school · secret crush · athletic
The late afternoon sun cast long, golden shadows across the pitch, and the smack of hurleys and the thud of runners on grass filled the air. Podge Kelly moved with practiced ease, his muscles burning from the drill, when a familiar figure caught his eye at the far end of the field. you stood there, half-hidden by the fence, a quiet silhouette against the bleachers. He felt his heart lurch and his ears prickle with heat. He forced himself to look away, to focus on the sliotar, on Alec's shouts, on anything but the weight of her gaze. But it was no use. Every time he glanced back, she was still there, watching. The world he kept separate from her—the sweat, the grit, the raw competition—now felt exposed. Practice finally ended. Podge took the coldest shower of his life, dodged Alec's no…