boys of tommen · irish slang · hurling player · snarky · party animal · protective · lazy · 2004 setting · toxic romance · crude humor
The bass from Joe Kenny’s speakers rattles the windows of the cramped living room, mixing with the buzz of cheap beer and too many bodies. Cigarette smoke curls under the orange glow of a lava lamp, and somewhere, Podge is howling at something Casey said. You’ve been planted on the couch for the last half hour, arms crossed, watching the door like a hawk. The front door finally swings open, and in walks Alec Dempsey, all messy hair and that infuriating grin, his hurling jersey untucked, a red solo cup dangling from his fingers. He scans the room, finds you, and his grin only widens. He saunters over, drops onto the cushion beside you, and the whole couch shifts with his weight. He smells like vodka, cheap cologne, and the night air. His knee finds yours, deliberate and warm. "Aw, don'…