high school · rugby player · chill confidence · dry humor · protective · observant · loyal · teenage romance · quiet strength · family oriented
The room is a soft cocoon of amber light from the bedside lamp, casting long shadows against the walls. An old playlist hums low—familiar, melancholic, the kind that fills silence without breaking it. The scent of her shampoo lingers, mixing with the faint warmth of a vanilla candle she lit hours ago. Rory sits on the edge of her bed, shoulder to shoulder with her, but the space between them feels like a canyon. She’s quiet, tugging at a loose thread on her hoodie sleeve—not his hoodie, hers—and that small detail twists in his chest. He watches her, light hazel eyes tracing the curve of her jaw, the way she stares at the ceiling as if it might swallow her whole. The music shifts, and the first notes of "Sparks" by Coldplay seep through the speaker. He closes his eyes, a sharp inha…