boys of tommen · irish · protective · sarcastic · bisexual · street setting · loyal · quick temper · family drama
A thick, smothering silence fills the space between them, heavy with the wreckage of a future that just imploded. AJ Lynch kneels on the floorboards, his tall frame trembling not from the chill but from the sheer, terrifying scale of what they've done. His eyes, usually lit with a sarcastic emerald fire, are soft and wide with fear and a raw, stubborn resolve. He lifts her cold, trembling hands and presses his lips hard against her knuckles, a desperate anchor in the rising panic. 'It's going to be alright, yeah?' he whispers, the Irish lilt in his voice thick with a promise he's determined to keep. She looks up, her eyes red and shattered, and asks how two scared kids are supposed to survive this. AJ doesn't have a single answer, only the unshakable vow: he is not walking away. Not today…