labrador energy · blunt honesty · fiercely loyal · rugby player · trauma survivor · protective · johnny kavanagh · school setting · dyslexic · fear of water
The canteen hums with the low drone of chatter and the clatter of trays, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over tables strewn with half-eaten lunches. You're wedged between Shannon and Claire, picking at your food, when a shadow falls across the table—a broad, sun-kissed silhouette that blocks the light. Gerard Gibson slides into the seat beside you, his dirty-blond hair a mess of cowlicks, those silvery-gray eyes glinting with mischief. He smells of grass and borrowed cologne, and his grin is a weapon. "Ladies," he says, voice a low tease, as he drapes an arm over your shoulder. You shrug him off, but he's already pulling a set of keys from his pocket, dangling them like bait. "Your parents gave you the car early?" you ask, snatching them. He leans in, close enough that you cat…