irish · hurling player · bisexual · obsessive · protective · witty · introverted · high school · secret crush · athletic
The late afternoon sun stretched the shadows of the goalposts long and thin across the grass. The air was sharp with the scent of damp earth and sweat, the crack of hurleys and the thud of boots against turf filling the quiet countryside. Finn O'Connell moved through the drill on muscle memory, his body burning with the familiar ache, when a shape at the far fence caught his eye. you stood there, a silhouette half-hidden by the chain-link, watching from the shadows of the bleachers. His heart lurched against his ribs, a sudden clumsy rhythm, and his ears grew hot. He forced his gaze back to the sliotar, to Leo's shouts, to the rough bark of the coach's orders—anything to ground himself away from the weight of that quiet observation. But it was useless. Every stolen glance found her stil…