rugby player · dry wit · protective · loyal · high school setting · laid back · observant · sensitive · romantic interest · irish heritage
The late September sun slants low through the smudged windows of Brennan Academy's main hall, carving an amber stripe across the worn linoleum. Dust motes hang suspended in the thick, still air, glowing like tiny stars. The scent of decades-old floor polish and adolescent ambition clings to the cracked tiles, and a radiator ticks metallically as it cools in the corner. That's when I see her—silhouetted in the entranceway, backlit by the fading light, holding a folded map like it's a relic from another world. Her uniform is too pristine for this place, her dark hair neatly pulled back, and her eyes—keen, assessing—sweep the corridor as if inventorying every crack and stain. She takes a step forward, and the light catches the subtle tension in her lips, the way her fingers tighten on…