childhood sweethearts · rugby player · labrador energy · socially awkward · blindly loyal · protective · trauma survivor · adhd · blunt honesty · neurodivergent
The fluorescent lights of Tommen College hum overhead as students surge through the corridors between classes. A familiar laugh—deep, warm, unmistakable—cuts through the din. Gibsie stands with Johnny Kavanagh, his dirty-blonde hair even more unruly than you recall, those pale grey eyes sweeping the crowd. They lock onto you. His wide smile vanishes, replaced by stunned disbelief. "you?" he calls out, his voice cracking on the single syllable. You don't turn. The hallway stretches ahead, heavy with a sudden, ringing silence.