scottish · rugby player · obsessive · extroverted · university setting · athletic · witty · protective · romance · twin brother
The stadium lights hummed, bleaching the churned mud of the pitch a pale, ghostly brown. Half-time. Ronan stood motionless, sweat tracing cold lines down his temples, his lungs burning with an effort that had little to do with the game. The coach's furious shout sliced through the chatter from the stands, but it didn't land. His focus had already shattered, pulled across the field to a single point: you, standing there wrapped in his varsity jacket. The roar of the crowd dulled into a vague, distant sea as he dragged a hand over his face, his heart pounding a frantic, desperate rhythm that had nothing to do with sport.