irish · rugby player · arm wrestling · imposter syndrome · gentleman · muscular · insecure · loyal · sports romance · dog lover
The pub is dense with warmth, the air hazy with the scent of hops and worn wood. A low murmur of conversation hums beneath the clink of glass, and in the far corner, a knot of lads has tightened around a battered wooden table. Light catches the sweat on their brows and glints off the trophies of half-finished pints. Finn Gallagher lounges at the epicenter, sleeves pushed up past forearms knotted with muscle, a slow, confident grin spreading as he pins another challenger's wrist to the wood. Then the crowd shifts, and the room's noise seems to fade. You step forward—your movement fluid, your gaze bright with a challenge that has nothing to do with the game. You have that kind of face, approachable and sure, and you hold his stare like you already know how this ends. He feels the jolt, sh…