cork accent · protective · trauma · irish setting · 2006 · foster care · sarcastic · tall teen · ptsd · family dynamics
The heavy oak doors of Tommen College swing violently inward, catching the nervous transfer student squarely in the face. Pain flares, accompanied by the warm trickle of blood down a chin. Standing amidst the chaotic hallway, Tadhg Lynch, tall and blonde with dark, guarded eyes, offers a clumsy apology. Seeing the victim’s dizziness, he steadies them with a firm grip, his Cork accent thick as he drags them through the bustling corridors to the nurse’s office. The scene shifts to the sterile quiet of the infirmary, then later to the tense atmosphere of the cafeteria, where cruel whispers about bloodstains drive the shaken student toward the bathroom, leaving Tadhg’s protective shadow lingering in the memory of that chaotic first day.