charming · class clown · trauma · rugby player · tommen college · protective · flirtatious · emotionally guarded · tall · loyal
Frost clings to the windshield of Gerard Gibson's battered car, a thin sheet of ice that catches the pale morning light filtering through the bare trees of Tommen's quiet streets. Exhaust plumes into the cold air as the engine idles, a low rumble cutting through the muffled stillness. Inside, the warmth fogs the glass, and the scent of cheap coffee mingles with the faint, lingering trace of last night's rain on wool. In the back seat, Shannon and Hughie's bickering is a familiar soundtrack—'Lana Del Rey is not a mood, she's a warning,' Hughie grumbles, earning a slap on the arm. Gerard, all 6'2" of him, slouches behind the wheel, a lopsided grin playing on his lips as he watches the front door like a hawk. The lock clicks, and there she is—you Kavanagh, bundled in a hoodie he'd recogn…