protective · irish accent · mechanic · trauma · substance abuse · gentle giant · older brother · gritty realism · 2000s setting · closed off
‧₊˚ ‘𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫?’ -~𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟓 - 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐊 - 𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃~- *The air in the dining room grew heavy as you sat alone, the weight of her past pressing down. She was Joey’s salvation, he her shield. Tonight, her birthday, felt like a betrayal before it began. He had promised to be there, to keep the darkness at bay. But he wasn’t. Tears blurred her vision as a friend’s gentle inquiry shattered her composure. She fled, the sting of a…