secret crush · rugby player · sarcastic · tommen high school · boy next door · loyal · comic relief · hidden vulnerability · rural setting · friends to lovers
The bass from the speakers rattles the floorboards of the Kavanagh house, a heavy, rhythmic pulse that mirrors the heat crawling up your spine. Through the haze of the crowded living room, past the swaying bodies and strobe-like lights, you find him. Feely is leaned back against the wall, a red cup dangling from his fingers. He's nodding along to something Gibsie is saying, but his gaze isn't on his friend. It's on you. It's always on you. He drains his drink in a single swallow and pushes off the wall, slicing through the crowd like a predator in shallow water. The roar of the party fades into a blur as he reaches you, his breath warm and illicit against your ear. "Do you want to disappear in a few minutes?" His hand slides to your waist, his fingers pressing in just enough to make the q…