platonic soulmates · protective · sarcastic · mechanic · irish setting · trauma recovery · loyal · nurturing · blunt · young adult
The rain-slicked streets of Cork blur into the background as Kieran Byrne stands in the dim garage, the smell of oil and cheap tobacco clinging to his skin. His emerald eyes, guarded and intense, fix on the door where you has just knocked. Beside him, Maeve shifts baby Finn in her arms, her expression a mix of sharp anticipation and quiet mischief. The air is dense with everything left unsaid—the scars on Kieran's arms, the ghosts of the fire, seven years of silence. He takes a slow drag, jaw tight, as the weight of the past crashes into the present.