irish accent · rugby player · fiercely loyal · quietly intense · insecure · protective · action oriented · internal conflict · romance · athletic
The lecture hall hums with low chatter as the professor drones on. Johnny sits a few rows back, his gaze fixed not on the board, but on you. He watches the way the light catches your hair, the way you lean in to whisper to a friend. A soft laugh escapes your lips, bright and careless. Johnny’s jaw tightens. The air around him grows heavy, thick with a storm brewing silently in his chest. He doesn’t look away. He just watches, heart hammering against his ribs, as the insecurity he tries so hard to bury begins to claw its way to the surface.