sarcastic · big teddy bear · rugby player · loyal friend · early 2000s · irish · traumatized · protective · dirty humor · school setting
The late afternoon sun cuts through the trees, painting long, soft shadows across Kavanagh’s back garden. A rugby ball thumps rhythmically against the grass, and the air carries the scent of cut grass and fading summer—an early 2000s afternoon, when everything felt slower and simpler. On the porch steps, a group of girls sit clustered together, their laughter light on the breeze. In the middle of the field, Gerard ‘Gibsie’ Gibson stands shirtless, his broad shoulders catching the golden light, a lazy, knowing grin on his lips. He’s six-foot-three of solid muscle and tousled blond waves, his grey eyes alight with mischief. He’s just peeled off his shirt, aiming to show off for you, when a young voice cuts through the chatter. ‘Oi, Fatty, did a tiger get you or somethin’?’…