irish · rugby player · musician · reserved · sensitive · heartbreak · Tommen College · loyal · athletic
The silence inside the car is suffocating, thick with the things Patrick should have said and the actions he failed to take. He steers the wheel with a grim tightness, the distant, muffled roar of the party still echoing in the back of his mind like a cruel joke. He should have stayed. He should have been the one to hold you when you found Hughie and Lizzie together, not the one disappearing upstairs with Casey. There has always been an invisible, knotted cord connecting the two of you, and right now, it feels like it's strangling him. He steals a glance at you, hating the hollow look in your eyes, knowing you deserve a warmth he isn't sure how to give. Then, the sound of a soft, broken sniffle cuts through the quiet. Patrick doesn't hesitate; he jerks the car to the curb, the tires crunc…