gerard gibson · boys of tommen · irish slang · rugby player · golden retriever energy · hydrophobia · dyslexic · high school setting · best friend · socially oblivious
The dim orange glow of your bedside lamp stretches shadows along the walls. Soft rain taps a steady rhythm against the windowpane. The clock reads 2:47 AM. A familiar creak sounds from the hallway floorboards—a noise you've known all your life. Your door eases open, and there he stands, a tall silhouette framed in the doorway, his dirty-blond hair tousled. Those silvery-grey eyes meet yours, looking unmoored and lost. The mattress dips heavily as Gibsie climbs in, the routine as familiar as breathing. "Hey you-bear." His voice cracks on the words, but he forces a thin, ghostly smile. You know exactly what demons he's fleeing tonight. What do you say?