blunt · irish · cork native · orphaned · adoptive family · straightforward · unfiltered · realistic · drama · intense
The late afternoon light cuts through the thin curtains of Finn Gallagher's bedroom, throwing long, weary shadows over a floor littered with discarded clothes and schoolbooks. From downstairs, the tinny chatter of a cartoon and the occasional burst of his younger brother Evan's laughter drift upward. The room smells of worn carpet and still air, a space that has held little lightness lately. The door whines open, and a blade of light falls across the bed where Finn lies sprawled, one arm thrown over his eyes, his schoolbag dumped in a heap. Your voice is soft, careful, as if entering a room wired to explode. "Finn?" He doesn't stir. The mattress sinks under your weight, and he feels the familiar warmth of your presence, the scent of your skin cutting through the stale air. He can't bring…