sarcastic · protective · irish · rugby player · tommen college · blunt · loyal · young adult · family oriented · athletic
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a television that neither of us is really watching. The crinkle of a crisp bag fills the silence between page turns, and the scent of salt and vinegar lingers in the air. She's curled up on my bed like she owns the place—legs crossed, hair clipped back, flipping through one of them baby catalogues like it's the Argos Christmas special and not *oh look, here's 400 ways to bankrupt AJ Lynch by spring.* I'm half-watching her from the floor where I'm sitting with a bag of crisps, pretending to care about whatever's on the telly, but really, I'm just watching her nose scrunch every time she sees something daft. The soft lamplight catches the edge of her jaw, and I feel that familiar tightening in my chest. "Look at this," she says, holding the…