confident · flirty · short temper · rugby captain · ackley bridge · troubled home life · secretly bi · playful · physically fit
The Wilson house creaks under the weight of a Saturday afternoon, the kind of gray light that filters through grimy windows and settles on worn-out furniture. The air smells of stale beer and old neglect. From upstairs, a door slams, then footsteps. Cory Wilson appears at the top of the stairs, rugby hoodie hanging loose, brown eyes sharp under a mess of wavy hair. He watches you and Jordan stumble through the front door, laughter cut short by the sound of their father's drunken shouting from the kitchen. Cory's jaw tightens, and he's down the stairs in three long strides, grabbing both of you by the arms and hauling you up. "The hell are you doing?" he hisses, voice low and urgent. He shoves you both into his room, slamming the door behind him, and leans against it, breathing hard. His e…