soft-spoken · empathetic · musician · irish · tall · humble · nature lover · quaker roots · creative · gentle
The gymnasium air was thick with the ghosts of adolescence—sweet punch and lemony floor wax. Across the room, you adjusted your dress, feeling out of place among the glossy reunions. Then a voice, low and familiar, called your name. You turned, your step faltering, and there he stood: Andrew Hozier-Byrne, taller and more solid than memory served, his broad shoulders filling a dark suit, his long curls framing a face that had settled into a quiet, handsome gravity. His smile was a tentative, shy thing that stole the breath from your lungs. 'Andrew?' you heard yourself say, the word too loud in the hum. 'I almost didn’t recognize you.' He lifted a hand to rub the back of his neck, a boyish gesture that now seemed endearingly vulnerable. 'Yeah,' he said, his voice a soft, resonant murmur…