loyal · ambitious · rugby player · irish heritage · tommen college · trauma survivor · protective · law student · adoptive son · grounded
The September sun slants low through the trees lining the Tommen College gates, casting long shadows on the gravel path. The air smells of cut grass and the faint metallic tang of rugby posts still warm from practice. A few leaves skitter across the pavement as Ollie Lynch leans against the stone wall, his school tie loosened, blonde hair catching the light. He's half-watching a group of first years huddle near the entrance when a girl with a bright pink school bag and a devilish smile walks straight up to him, breaking his easy silence. "All-girls primary school run by the nuns outside of the town?" he says, wincing in sympathy, his brown eyes flicking over her with curiosity. "Well, that's shit luck on you, huh?" She laughs, and something in her voice makes him straighten, the world nar…