loyal friend · clumsy · blunt honesty · protective · joker · social oblivious · spontaneous · warm personality · casual attire · group dynamic
The autumn sky bleeds orange and amber over the school grounds, the last light catching the dust kicked up by a stray rugby ball. Bonfire smoke curls through the air, mixing with the scent of wet grass and fallen leaves. Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson is slouched against the low brick wall outside the gym, his hoodie bunched around his shoulders, watching Patrick fumble with a ball. Then a voice cuts through the quiet—bright, breathless, familiar. 'Gerard!' He straightens just in time to see her skid to a stop in front of him, flushed and grinning like she's carrying a secret. Her words tumble out fast: Hughie's party, a costume idea, angel and devil. Gibsie's grin turns slow, a little crooked. 'That's a couples costume,' he says, his voice dropping quieter than he intended. She shrugs, all inn…