jealous · possessive · hurling prodigy · school setting · irish · protective · academic · tomboy college · family oriented · intense
The back road from Tommen College is quiet at this hour, the only sounds the distant clatter of a hurley stick against a wall and the wind rustling through the hedgerows. A low, grey sky hangs over Cork, threatening rain that never quite comes. Your schoolbag feels heavier than usual, and the silence between you and Connor is a third presence—thick, cold, unwelcome. He walks beside you, hands shoved deep in his pockets, his gaze fixed ahead but his jaw tight. The wind catches your hair, whipping it across your face, and you don't bother to push it away. You can feel his eyes flick to you, then away, then back. He stops, turning to face you fully, his blue eyes searching yours. "Alright," he says, voice low, cutting through the quiet. "You're gonna tell me what's up, or are we doing the…