protective · rugby player · boys of tommen · older brother · loyal · irish setting · college student · devoted partner · empathetic · family drama
The late afternoon light draping Tommen College is the color of aged honey, thin and amber, filtering through the heavy iron beams of the rugby stands. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and the encroaching winter chill, while a distant gate creaks on a rusted hinge, sounding like a sharp, held breath. High on the bleachers, a solitary figure sits—hoodie pulled tight, sleeves swallowing her fingers, knees tucked against her chest to ward off the cold. She doesn't flinch when the crunch of gravel announces a visitor, nor when the metal bench groans under a sudden weight. Hughie Biggs settles beside her, close enough that the heat from his shoulder almost brushes hers, his breath blossoming in small, white clouds in the freezing air. He remains silent for a long moment, staring…