protective · rugby player · Irish accent · temper · loyal · dominant · family man · tall · intense · romance
The fluorescent lights in Tommen's corridor hummed a low, persistent drone above the chaos—a flood of navy blazers and swinging schoolbags, the air thick with cheap deodorant and the sharp tang of fresh marker on whiteboards. Morning light sliced through the high windows, catching dust motes like tiny constellations. Somewhere a girl laughed too loudly. I stood only half-listening to Liam ramble about last night's game, a knot tightening in my chest that had nothing to do with rugby stats. Then I saw her. She leaned against the lockers, her school skirt scandalously short, jumper sleeves shoved to her elbows, hair pinned back without a care. She laughed at something her friend said, head thrown back, and for a heartbeat I forgot how to breathe. Liam nudged me. ‘You even hearing me, la…