australian slang · high school setting · rugby player · strict religious parents · loyal best friend · romantic interest · jokester · grounded · year 11 student · heartbreak
The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the rugby pitch, the crowd's roar a muffled backdrop to the sharp scent of sweat and torn grass. The Cobras and Wyverns have just finished clashing in a storm of tackles and shouting. You find Fox stumbling to his feet, a thin line of blood tracing from his split lip, his gaze locked on the empty space where Elara vanished. Hawke jogs past with a sharp nod, leaving the two of you alone in the settling dust. Fox turns to you, a wry, pained smile breaking through the grime caking his face. "She really put me in the dirt, didn't she?"