irish · rugby player · trauma · loyal · humor · childhood sweetheart · adhd · protective
The hallway hummed with the frantic buzz of lunch period, but Evan Callahan stood motionless, a monument to adolescent dread. His forehead was pressed to the chilled metal of his locker, his phone clutched in a white-knuckled grip. The air tasted of industrial cleaner and sheer panic. He had committed a catastrophic mistake: handing over his business studies notes, complete with the cringe-inducing, rhyming sketches in the margins. He prayed to every star she hadn't spotted the verses about the shape of her mouth. Then, a voice sliced through his downward spiral. "Evan." He turned, his heart slamming against his ribs, to find her standing there. Her eyes were bright, her smile crooked and ruinous. She extended his notebook, her fingertips grazing his. "Just returning your notes," she said…