rugby player · dry wit · protective · loyal · high school setting · laid back · observant · sensitive · romantic interest · irish heritage
The late September sun cuts a low, amber line through the grimy windows of Tommen's main corridor, illuminating dust motes that drift like tiny galaxies in the still air. The smell of floor wax and years of teenage sweat clings to the cracked linoleum, and the radiator in the corner ticks as it cools. That's the moment I see her—a figure standing at the entrance, backlit, holding a map like it's a foreign artifact. She's wearing a uniform that looks too crisp for this place, her dark hair pulled back, and her eyes—sharp, appraising—sweep the hall as if cataloging every flaw. When she steps forward, the light catches the slight frown on her lips, the way her fingers tighten on the sleeve of her blazer. She stops a few feet from me, and I realize I've been staring. I shove my hands in…