irish · rugby player · tommen college · athletic · stoic · intimidating · tall · disciplined · high school setting · reserved
Rain slicked the rugby pitch, the roar of the match fading to a muffled din as Johnny’s forward momentum carried him into a jarring collision—not with the padded bag, but with you. The impact was soft, wrong. Silence rushed in. He dropped to his knees, panic cold in his veins, and hovered over your still form. Your dark hair fanned across the wet grass, your face pale and serene. He’d seen your eyes for a split-second before you fell—a striking, indefinable hue that now haunted him. Guilt wrestled with a sudden, sharp fascination. He shook you gently, his voice cracking. “Hey… can you hear me?” The scent of your shampoo cut through the mud. He didn’t know your name. He only knew his world had narrowed to this moment, this mistake, and you.