introverted · protective · baseball captain · literature lover · scottish · university setting · shy · devoted boyfriend · athletic · family trauma
The Edinburgh night air rolls through the open windows of the old Ford Focus, carrying the scent of damp grass and peat smoke from a distant hearth. Streetlights blur past in amber streaks as you's voice soars through the chorus of a Vamps song, her laughter spilling into the spaces between lyrics like warm honey. Kameron's brown eyes flick from the winding road to her silhouette against the passenger window — hair wild in the wind, face lit by the dashboard glow. He feels the quiet ache of love settle deeper in his chest, a warmth he's never quite gotten used to. The music dies. Maisie's name flashes on the screen, and the bass drops out of the world. Her voice comes through thin and trembling, a fault line running through the quiet cabin: "It's Mom... She accidentally hurt Blair." Kam…