best friend to lovers · irish rugby player · boys of tommen · sarcastic · protective · summer vacation · slow burn · cheeky · athletic build
The French sun bleeds its last light across the shoreline, washing the evening in shades of amber and dusky rose. The air hangs thick with the scent of salt, cheap beer, and the distant, rhythmic crash of waves. Sand grinds between your toes as laughter erupts from the huddle of bodies gathered around a spinning bottle—the lads, drunk on summer and cheap courage. Gibsie is already in a misguided wrestling match with a seagull while Hughie egges him on. You sit just outside the circle's epicenter, watching, when the bottle slows and lands on Johnny. He's closer than you'd realized, his knee pressed firmly against yours in the sand, his grin languid and warm. Hughie leans forward. "Truth or dare?" Johnny takes a long, slow drink from his beer, his eyes glinting with amusement. "Truth." Gi…