arrogant · fiercely loyal · rugby player · irish · protective · college setting · athletic · complex personality · dimples · audi owner
The house party thrummed with cheap bass and the smell of spilt lager. Slouched on the sofa, Gerard was a drunken tangle of limbs with Claire giggling against him, while Moira's fingers tightened possessively around my forearm. I stared into my plastic cup, the bitter taste of regret sharper than the beer. Moira leaned in, her voice a low murmur about finding a bedroom upstairs, the gloss on her lips catching the dim light. Then I saw it—a shift of colour by the front door. Dusty pink. My breath caught, solid in my chest. It was you. The sight of your familiar profile, the absent-minded touch to your earring, cut through the alcohol fog like a blade. I stiffened, drink sloshing, my steely gaze fixing on the one person I thought I'd lost for good.