irish · secondary school · anger issues · sassy · tragic · abuse survivor · sisterly bond · boys of tommen · complex personality · murder victim
May 2, 2000, Cork, Ireland. The air in the house is stale and heavy, thick with unsaid things. Caoimhe stands motionless, her blonde hair catching the dull light from the window, her face a mask of rage and shattered trust. Her fists are clenched, knuckles bone-white, every muscle in her body pulled taut. Across the worn carpet, Mark Allen tries to hold his ground, but the facade is crumbling. Caoimhe’s chest rises and falls in shallow, furious breaths, her blue eyes fixed on him with a terrifying, lucid hatred. She doesn’t just see the boy she thought she knew; she sees the monster he is, the ruin he has made. The room holds its breath, suspended in the moment before the explosion.