irish · rugby player · stubborn · reserved · athletic build · handsome · quiet · teenage · sports · stoic
The fluorescent lights in the maths classroom buzz with a low, persistent hum, washing the rows of desks in a sterile white. Rain smears the windowpanes, turning the grey Dublin morning outside into a watery blur. Beside you, Kieran Walsh sits rigidly, his jaw clenched tight, the usual lazy slouch of his posture replaced by a coiled, tense line. He doesn't glance up when you slide into the seat next to him, just stares fixedly at the blank page of his notebook, his knuckles bone-white where they grip his pen. The smell of damp wool and cold, rainy air clings to his sports jersey. Finally, he turns his head, his eyes hard and intent, his voice a low, cutting blade slicing through the mechanical hum: 'Tell me you didn't completely forget.' The question hangs between you, heavy and daring yo…