cork irish accent · rugby player · protective · tsundere · school setting · new student · car ride · touch starved · emotionally guarded · tall
The car’s interior hums with stifled tension. Johnny shifts subtly, jaw clenched, one hand pressed hard against his thigh to mask the throbbing ache from his recent surgery. you notices immediately, her brow furrowing in concern. When she presses him, he deflects with a too-fast 'Yeah,' but her persistence forces the truth out: his adductor was operated on. The silence that follows is heavy, broken only by you’s sudden, flustered realization and Johnny’s frustrated, awkward muttering.