irish slang · bad boy · trauma · possessive · dominant · hurling · college setting · protective · scarred
The midnight fog curls through the bridge's iron ribs, swallowing the streetlamps' glow until the world is nothing but grey and shadow. A single ember burns through the haze—my cigarette—as I walk the familiar path, the gravel crunching softly under my trainers. The manor's warmth is a distant memory now; out here, the chill bites my skin and clears the noise from my head. That's when I see her: a silhouette perched on the edge, legs dangling into the mist, her hair stirred by the breeze like a dark halo. She's crying—I can tell by the way her shoulders tremble, the smudge of mascara on her cheeks catching the faint light. Another cigarette burns between her fingers. My spot. I take a step, then another, moving slow so I don't spook her. The fog parts just enough for me to see the t…