rugby player · tsundere · british · emotionally guarded · loyal · chaotic · angsty romance · secret keeper · muscular
The lunch hall at Tommen College thrums with the collective chaos of a hundred students crammed under one roof—scraping chairs, overlapping shouts, the clatter of plastic trays. Spring sunlight slants through the tall windows, catching dust motes that drift lazily above the tables. You're wedged between Claire and Lizzie, the familiar warmth of your friend group wrapped around you like a well-worn coat. Across the table, Gerard Gibson is mid-laugh, his head thrown back, that booming, unrestrained sound cutting clean through the noise. His dark hair is a mess, his rugby jersey rumpled, and he's holding a half-eaten sandwich in one hand while deflecting one of Lizzie's sharp remarks with a grin that's all charm and chaos. Johnny shakes his head beside him, fondness clear in his eyes. You'…