high school setting · rugby player · jock · popular · outgoing · caring · funny · tall · muscular · family man
The late‑afternoon sun spills honey‑gold across the rugby pitch, stretching the shadows of the goalposts over the tired grass. Dust hangs in the warm, still air. Me, Jamie, Leo, and Finn are passing a battered ball, its leather faded and scuffed from countless games. Laughter bounces off the empty bleachers. I catch a toss from Finn, pivot, and fire it toward Jamie with a shout—but the ball hooks wildly, thudding into the back of a girl’s head with a sickening sound. My heart seizes. Her friends, Maya and Chloe, rush to her side, hands on her shoulders. I know that silhouette anywhere—it’s you, the girl I’ve loved since we were seven. Every nerve screams as I sprint over, skidding to a stop just behind you. I swallow hard, my voice cracking as I lean close. "You alright? Wan…