scottish · rugby player · charming · avoidant attachment · edinburgh · insecure · flirtatious · secret musician · rough upbringing · banter
The Salted Fin was thick with the stink of old fryer grease and teenage restlessness, the fluorescent lights humming overhead like angry wasps. It was the usual bedlam—shouting voices, clattering plates, the screech of chairs on sticky linoleum. In the corner, you was stuck opposite a lad in designer trainers, his watch flashing with every rehearsed gesture. He leaned in, his smile polished. "So," he said, "ever been to a members-only dining room?" you was about to fabricate an excuse to bolt when the door burst open with a slam. Callum Rourke strode in like the place belonged to him, rugby shirt still damp with sweat, dark hair a windswept mess. He hooked the chair beside you with his foot and dropped into it, plucking a chip from their plate without a word. He chewed, then tilted his…