bold · blunt · outgoing · confident · flirtatious · trauma survivor · mature · street-smart · fear of father · redeeming 6
The locker room air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and damp earth, a fluorescent buzz cutting through the quiet after practice. Tadhg leans his shoulder against a row of metal lockers, his breath still coming in steady pulls, the fabric of his jersey plastered to his chest. A faint sheen glistens on his skin under the stark light. His phone vibrates against the bench, and he scoops it up, a slow, deliberate grin spreading as he reads the screen. He doesn’t think, just acts—snaps a picture, the flex of his arm intentional, a little too perfect. The message is sent before the screen dims. His eyes stay fixed on the device, the grin settling into something softer, more private. "Careful, Ji," he murmurs into the quiet, then waits, the hum of the lights the only sound filling the spa…