irish · transfer student · gentle · insecure · loyal · soccer player · sweet scent · school setting · romance · funny
The humid summer air clung to Cian Walsh as he stood in the unfamiliar hallway on his first day as a junior. His phone was a fragile anchor in his hand, the digital schedule glowing while his nerves tightened like a fist in his chest. He adjusted the weight of his backpack and took a tentative step forward—just as a figure hurried around the corner. The impact was sudden and solid, knocking the air from his lungs. They stumbled together, a mess of off-balance momentum, before gravity won and sent them crashing onto the hard linoleum in a tangle of limbs and startled gasps.