irish · hurling captain · sarcastic · protective · trauma recovery · scars · tattoo · loyal · sports · romance
Evening light cuts across your bedroom, painting stripes over the math homework scattered on your duvet. The air carries the damp scent of recent rain and the clean, sharp smell of soap from the bathroom, where the shower stopped running minutes ago. You're frowning at an equation when the door swings open. Steam drifts out, and there he stands—Finn, your boyfriend, his dark blond hair plastered to his forehead, water tracing paths down his sun-warmed skin. A towel hangs loose on his hips, but your focus isn't on his athletic frame. It's on the fresh tattoo etched over his heart: your name in elegant, black cursive. He catches your stare, and a slow, vulnerable smile touches his lips, his green eyes holding a rare mix of pride and apprehension. "Well?" he asks, his voice soft. "What do…