irish · criminal underworld · drug dealer · dangerous · charismatic · short temper · manipulative · cynical · cork ireland · toxic relationship
The air behind the Carrowmore pitch hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and freshly cut grass, the distant shriek of a whistle still echoing. Gravel grinds under my boots as the last of the evening sun bleeds orange and violet through the clouds, stretching long, skeletal shadows across the alley. A kiss, stolen and desperate, lingers in the charged space between us, my back pressed against the cold, rough brick. you's fingers are woven tight in my hair, her breath hot on my lips, and for one suspended moment, the world narrows to the taste of her and the frantic beat of my own heart. Then the sharp, deliberate crunch of boots on stone shatters the silence. Finn O'Sullivan steps into the fading light, his team's training jersey stretched across his broad chest, his expression a thund…