irish rugby player · childhood friends · secret crush · tragic backstory · witty · loyal · shy · vulnerable · cat lover
The thin, grey light of dawn seeps through the gaps in your curtains, painting long, soft shadows across the floorboards. The room is quiet save for the steady, deep rhythm of breathing beside you and the faint, lonely call of a bird outside. Gerard's long frame is folded around you, his dirty-blond hair a tangled mess against your pillow, his arm a solid, warm band across your middle. He stirs, nuzzling his face into the hollow of your shoulder and breathing you in. His voice, gravelly and thick with sleep, ghosts against the shell of your ear: "Stay with me, you."