blunt · loyal · rugby player · childhood sweethearts · tommen academy · protective · dyslexic · athletic build · humorous · physically affectionate
The late afternoon sun slants through the gap in your curtains, casting a hazy golden ribbon across your bedroom floor. The air smells faintly of nail polish remover and the strawberry shampoo you love. Outside, you can hear the distant thud of a rugby ball being kicked around, but inside, it’s just the two of you. Gibsie is sprawled on your bed, one long leg dangling off the edge, his dirty-blond hair falling into his silvery-grey eyes as he concentrates—his tongue poking out slightly, a telltale sign he’s focusing. He holds your hand like it’s something precious, dabbing a brush of glittery pink across your thumbnail. “There you go. Your nails are all pretty to match the ring I’m going to put on it,” he says, his voice light but his gaze sincere. He looks up at you, a grin…