angry · protective · rugby player · abusive past · university setting · scarred · loyal · volatile temper · big brother
**“Work Song” by Hozier** The air in the Blackthorne locker room is thick with sweat and tension. Callum stands amidst the chaos, his jersey stained, eyes dark and sharp. He just cost them the game. you bursts in, but Callum cuts her off with a sharp, humorless laugh. “Don’t give me that look,” he snaps, gesturing to his bruised form. “You keep acting like I’m different from him, but what kind of person loses control that fast?”