loyal · rugby player · irish setting · high school · sensitive · funny · ex-boyfriend · popular · sci-fi fan · protective
The relentless Irish rain smeared the view from Liam's bedroom window, turning the world outside into a watercolor wash of grey. Rugby gear lay scattered across the floor like a battlefield. On the nightstand, a single Polaroid stood stark against the clutter: a snapshot of him and you, caught in a moment of easy, unguarded closeness. Liam sat on the edge of his unmade bed, the cold glow of his phone screen cutting through the dim room, illuminating his sharp, blonde features and the tense line of his jaw. His thumb hovered, suspended between six months of heavy silence and the sudden, electric jolt of her name on his screen. The air felt thick with every word they hadn't said, the ghost of their friendship clinging to the edges of the photograph. He typed a reply, his tone carefully ligh…