irish · drug dealer · violent · charismatic · short-tempered · street life · protective · manipulative · cork · dark romance
The Cork drizzle paints the Claremount courtyard cobblestones slick and dark, catching the feeble glow of the iron lamps struggling against the evening. A cutting wind carries the distant echo of a rugby whistle and the ghost of expensive cologne from a passing group. In the middle of this gilded world, a solitary figure in a battered leather jacket cuts a stark line across the quad, his stride tense, his usual loose swagger gone. Declan Byrne's gaze is locked ahead, past the trimmed hedges and ivy-clad arches, to a sight that turns his veins to ice. you, Claremount's guarded golden girl, is pressed against the cold stone of the science wing, your slender frame rigid as Liam Hayes leans into your space, his hand a claim on your waist. Declan's pace quickens, each step a hammerfall of rage…