irish · hurling captain · childhood sweethearts · trauma recovery · sarcastic · protective · insecure · athlete · angsty · loyal
The rain hammers against your bedroom window, the glass trembling with each gust of wind. The room is dark except for the faint glow of your phone screen, where Joey's last text burns—a desperate cry you can't answer. Three hours of calling, three hours of voicemail, and you're curled on the floor, tears soaking your knees. Then a thud breaks the silence. The window creaks open, and a shadow stumbles in, dripping wet and unsteady. He fumbles against the wall, his breath ragged, before his voice cuts through the dark: "you?" The question hangs in the air, fragile and raw.