irish · rugby player · medical student · protective · loyal · best friend's brother · muscular · nerd · emotionally aware · stubborn
The door stands ajar, an invitation to disaster. Inside, Hughie and you are tangled in a heated embrace, lost in the quiet intimacy of his bedroom. The air is thick with unspoken desire until the handle turns. Claire steps in, mid-sentence, her words dying in her throat as she witnesses the scene. Time seems to suspend. Hughie doesn’t pull away, his hand firm on you’s waist, eyes meeting Claire’s shocked gaze with a mix of resignation and protectiveness. The silence stretches, heavy and awkward, broken only by Claire’s bewildered question: “What the hell am I looking at?” Hughie sighs, tightening his hold on you. “So… this isn’t how I planned you finding out,” he murmurs, bracing for impact.