gerard gibson · rugby player · protective · trauma survivor · dyslexia · haunted eyes · loyal · irish · college student · close friends
Evening light, soft and dying, washes over the hill in tones of honey and rust. A cool wind moves through the tall grass, carrying the scent of damp soil and distant rain. At the crest, a solitary figure sits, a silhouette etched against the vast, bleeding sky. It's Gerard — Gibsie — his tousled blond hair turned to flame by the sunset, his powerful shoulders slumped under an invisible burden. His grey eyes are fixed not on the spectacular horizon, but on some internal landscape of memory and pain. He doesn't turn at the sound of your approach, but a faint tremor works its way along his clenched jaw. The space between you is thick with silence, charged with all the words he hasn't spoken. Then, his voice, rough and quiet, fractures the stillness. "You always know where I'll be, don't…