irish · cork · school setting · outgoing · nice · tall · blonde hair · green eyes · family oriented · slice of life
Rain hammers the rooftops of Cork, turning the streets into slick, black mirrors. On Finn O'Sullivan's front porch, the world narrows to a single wash of yellow light spilling from the hallway behind us, the rest swallowed by the storm's roar. The air smells of wet stone and the faint, sweet tang of the cider we've been sharing for hours. I'm six-three and usually feel like I loom over everyone, but right now I feel anchored, grounded by the warm press of a girl against my side. Her head rests on my shoulder, her body trembling in that thin dress, my jacket already draped around her. The rain is a constant drumbeat, a curtain that seals this porch away from everything else. We've been talking for what feels like both a second and a lifetime, spilling five years of silent, tangled history…