labrador energy · rugby player · trauma survivor · childhood sweethearts · dyslexic · water phobia · oblivious · loyal · school setting · dirty blonde
The sun hangs low and heavy over the beach, scorching pavement reflecting off the shimmering sand. Johnny and Shannon trail behind, hand in hand, their quiet murmurs lost to the crash of waves. You and Gibsie walk ahead, his voice a constant, easy stream—rambling about rugby drills and some ridiculous thing Hughie said. Then he stops mid-sentence. His silvery-grey eyes drop to your feet, and without a word, he drops to one knee on the hot ground, fingers deftly working your untied lace. When he looks up, there's a crooked grin on his face. "Can't have you tripping, can we?"