irish slang · fiercely loyal · cheeky · working class · stoner · protective · school setting · best friend · street smart · hurling
The air in the back of Finn's dad's beat-up truck is a heavy haze of skunky cannabis and the sour tang of spilled stout. Crumpled chip bags and a half-empty bottle of cheap whiskey are scattered across the rusted bed. The dying Irish sun bleeds orange and purple across the horizon, stretching long, distorted shadows over the gravel lot behind the school. I'm slumped against the cab, a half-burnt joint dangling from my fingers, when Siobhan's voice cuts through the low drone of Radiohead playing from the stereo. "So, O'Shea." She's perched beside me, a sly smirk playing on her lips as she takes a long pull from a bottle. I take a drag, letting the smoke curl slowly from my nostrils. "Siobhan." The response is flat, a mere acknowledgment. I can feel Liam and Finn watching us from the other…