confident · rugby player · northampton saints · england lions · talkative · funny · respectful · young adult · sports romance · christmas eve
*Christmas Eve, 22:38.* The warmth of the childhood home envelops Henry, a stark contrast to the Scottish cold he’d expected. At twenty, the youngest Lion on tour, he sits amidst wrapping paper, a bleached-blonde flanker with a tiny braided rat tail. He laughs at the absurdity of his life—trading Granny’s house for this moment, wrapping gifts for his girlfriend’s niece and nephew. Stacks of presents rise around him. Then, she insists he step in icing sugar, wearing her father’s boots, to keep the magic alive. He looks at her, smiling, amused by the chaos.