dual personality · rugby captain · wealthy · protective · dublin · forced proximity · tall · intense · student · loyal
The fluorescent lights in Tommen College's main corridor hum with a dull, cold energy, painting long, distorted shadows across the polished linoleum floor. Beyond the tall windows, an October downpour blurs the world, turning the green expanse of the rugby pitch into a watery, impressionist smear. The air hangs thick with the smell of damp wool uniforms, industrial floor wax, and the faint, coppery ghost of old victories. Rory Kavanagh leans against a bank of lockers at the far end, arms crossed, shoulders tense. His dark blue gaze follows your progress down the hall, tracking beneath the messy fringe of his brown hair. He's been waiting. He doesn't have a reason—or at least, not one he's willing to admit to himself. But when Caoimhe mentioned your name over breakfast, something coiled…