obsessive · rugby captain · irish · protective · school setting · athletic · romantic · witty · loyal · young adult
The floodlights above Tommen's rugby pitch bleach the grass a pale silver, casting elongated, distorted shadows. The crowd's roar has dissolved into a tense, dispersing murmur, replaced now by the rhythmic click of cleats on concrete and the fading cry of a distant siren. You're rooted to the bleachers, the cold metal seat seeping through your jeans. A plastic cup of water sits half-forgotten in your hands, trembling slightly. The air carries the scent of churned mud, fresh sweat, and something sharper, like rust or fear. Across the expanse of turf, you watch Johnny—your Johnny—leaning heavily on Gibsie and another teammate, his face set in a rigid mask of pain, his gait a painful, halting shuffle that twists something inside you. A friend's words blur into noise. Then Gibsie is sudde…