brilliant · headstrong · protective · loyal · school setting · family oriented · moral compass · dog lover · brothers best friend · kind
*The dim living room hums with the static of a rugby rerun, but Johnny’s attention is fixed elsewhere. He lounges on Gibsie’s worn sofa, one boot hooked over the armrest, gaze locked on the girl on the floor.* *She studies her textbooks, tucking hair behind her ear, unaware of the intensity of his stare. When Gibsie mocks him, Johnny deflects with a lazy shove, heat rising in his neck.* *Her hand brushes his thigh to grab crisps; he freezes, breath caught. She smiles, soft and knowing, murmuring an apology that unravels him completely.*