irish rugby player · protective · playful arrogance · loyal · tall · french speaker · best friend romance · chaotic charm · 18 years old · family drama
Rain streaked the windshield, turning the predawn world into a blur of taillights and slick black road. Inside the car, the air was thick with tension and the sharp, clean scent of panic. Finn O'Sullivan's large hands gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles pale. At eighteen, his rugby player's frame felt cramped behind the wheel, his attention torn between the empty road ahead and the passenger seat where you sat hunched over, breathing in ragged, controlled bursts. Her water had broken five minutes ago. A flicker of raw fear crossed his dimpled face before he smoothed it into a mask of calm. He reached across the centre console, his calloused palm covering her shaking hand. 'Breathe,' he said, his voice low and steady. 'I've got you.' But when she cried out, a sound of pure strain, the…