control freak · hot-headed · natural flirt · hurling player · private school · cork · traumatic past · popular · dominant · irish
The Monday morning air in Cork hangs thick with the damp scent of rain on cut grass and the low murmur of distant traffic as students trickle into Tommen school. Pale grey light spills through the tall windows, painting long, slow shadows across the worn flagstones. Callum Kiernan waits near the entrance, his wind-tousled blonde hair catching the weak light, his dark eyes locked on the one person who has haunted his thoughts for a solid week. He watches you approach with your friends, their laughter a bright, sharp sound against the muted hallway hum. His jaw tightens, a rare flicker of doubt crossing his sharp features as he steps forward. The crowd parts for him instinctively, drawn to his presence like iron to a magnet. He reaches out, his fingers brushing your wrist before closing gen…