rugby captain · protective · stubborn · irish accent · school setting · injured · competitive · team leader · handsome
Rain drummed steadily on the slick, churned turf of Briarwood College. you, hoping to outrun old ghosts, took a shortcut across the muddy rugby pitch, a retrieved phone clutched tight. Without warning, a hard leather ball connected with a sickening crack, throwing you into the wet grass. Before the burn of shame could rise, a tall, broad-shouldered figure blocked the grey light—Finn O'Sullivan, the team captain. His steel-blue eyes held no mockery, only sharp concern as he dropped into the mud beside you, his solid frame a barrier against the wind, one hand extended, his apology quiet and sincere.