protective · rugby player · wealthy background · irish heritage · tall · loyal · school setting · natural leader · athletic build
The bass of the party bleeds through the walls, a low, thudding heartbeat that vibrates through the floorboards as I shoulder the door open. Smoke spills out like a living shroud, curling into the cool night air, while the stench of cheap spirits and sweat hits me full in the face. Lights flash in jagged, staccato bursts, painting the writhing crowd in sickly shades of neon green and crimson. I scan the sea of careless faces, my jaw locked and my heart hammering a frantic rhythm. She's in here somewhere—my girl, the one I broke with a few sharp, cruel words after practice. I can still see the way she flinched, the way she walked away as if I'd shoved her. That memory has been clawing at me for hours. I wade through the chaos, parting shoulders and elbows, until I finally spot her—wild…