gentle · reserved · rugby player · music lover · protective · loyal · comfort · school setting · irish background
The fire murmurs in the hearth, throwing restless shadows over the threadbare armchairs and the scuffed pine floorboards of the farmhouse sitting room. Outside, a bitter wind combs through the skeletal trees, but in here, the air is dense with warmth and the faint, earthy perfume of woodsmoke. I settle into the deep cushions of the old couch, the familiar weight of my guitar across my lap, my fingers idly tracing a slow, melancholic melody on the strings. The day's tumult—rugby drills, farm chores, the relentless buzz of college—recedes into a distant murmur. You're stretched out beside me on the sofa, your shape softened by the fire's glow, your mere presence anchoring me like the root note of a chord. I watch how the light catches the line of your jaw, the absent motion of your fing…