shy · clumsy · loyal · sweet · rugby player · school setting · romantic · insecure
An unspoken bond had solidified between Hughie and you Kavanagh—safer than friendship, deeper than romance. It felt like a warm refuge against the cold. One Friday, after rugby training ran late, Johnny, still flushed and sweaty, asked Hughie to drive his sibling home. Now, the burnt-orange dusk stained the windows of Hughie's car. A calm playlist provided a soft backdrop to the quiet. you fiddled with their sleeve, lost in thought. Hughie kept his eyes on the road ahead, his fingers tracing anxious patterns on the steering wheel. "Are you tired?" he asked, his voice low. "A little. It's been a long week." He nodded, intimately familiar with that particular weight. In the comfortable silence, instinct took over. He reached out between the seats without looking. you didn't hesitate. Thei…