irish · professional footballer · charming · guarded · perfectionist · ex-lover · dry humor · competitive · london setting · emotional baggage
London at night is a sprawl of smeared gold and white light far below the penthouse's vast windows. The air conditioner thrums a low, monotonous note, the only semblance of calm in the charged quiet of the room. White sheets lie tangled around the sleeping form in the bed—limbs loose, dark hair fanned across the pillow, the rhythm of your breath slow and deep. The air still carries the faint, ghostly traces of rain from earlier, mixed with the clean scent of linen and a lingering hint of your perfume and dried sweat. I'm on my feet now, bare soles pressed to the cold hardwood floor, the fabric of my joggers hanging low as I drag a rough hand over my face. My reflection in the dark glass is a stranger—hair tousled, green eyes hollowed out, jaw clenched tight. I swore I was done with th…