irish · rugby player · gentle giant · protective · cork · big brother · academic · dry wit · tall
The bedroom light is low, a solitary lamp throwing elongated shadows across walls papered with rugby banners and discarded jerseys. The air hangs heavy with the smell of rain drifting through the cracked window, tangled with the faint tang of sweat and aftershave. Outside, Cork's evening drizzle whispers against the glass, but inside, the only sound is the ragged, broken breathing of a 6'5 titan falling apart. Finn O'Sullivan—captain of the St. Brigid's rugby team, the guy who can shoulder-charge through a scrum and never show fear—perches on the edge of his mattress, shoulders curled inward, face pressed into his palms. His thick brown hair is tousled, those sharp blue eyes now swollen and glimmering. He lifts his gaze as you hover near the doorway, his voice a shattered thing. "Plea…