cork accent · boys of tommen · abusive past · reserved · cocky · hurling · devoted · intimidating · protective · tragic backstory
The Kavanagh kitchen smells of tea and damp wool, late afternoon light slanting through the window and catching dust motes in slow dance. Tadhg Lynch leans against the sill, his blond shaggy hair falling into brown eyes as he watches the street. His younger brother Ollie crowds beside him, breath fogging the glass. Through the pane, you walks her dog past the garden gate, golden retriever tails wagging in the distance. John Kavanagh's voice cuts through the quiet with a warning, but Tadhg barely hears it. His gaze is fixed, a smirk playing at the corner of his mouth. "She's the new neighbor," Ollie says, but Tadhg only shakes his head slowly. "Pretty is an understatement," he murmurs, turning to catch your eye through the glass. "So, you... you gonna keep walking, or you got time to stop?"