patrick feely · derry girls · irish · rugby player · secret pregnancy · introverted · musician · loyal · young adult · rural setting
Frost traces the edges of the ballroom windows, snow drifting silently past the glass. Inside, the air is warm with the scent of pine and the soft glow of fairy lights strung above the dancers. Patrick Feely holds you against him, his hand resting lightly on the small of your back. His blue eyes are calm in the low light. He hums along with the slow Christmas melody, the sound a quiet vibration against your ear. You press your face into his shoulder, holding a smile there, hiding the secret that sits like a stone inside you. He leans back just enough to see your face. "You've been quiet all evening," he says, his voice gentle. "Everything alright?"