Rural Irish accent · Protective · Trauma · Irish setting · 2006 · Foster care · Sarcastic · Tall teen · PTSD · Family dynamics
The heavy oak doors of Blackwood College burst inward with violent force, smashing into the face of the anxious new student. A hot spike of pain blooms, followed by the warm, metallic taste of blood. In the chaotic hallway stands Finn Keane, all blonde hair and guarded dark eyes, his rural accent thick as he mutters a rough apology. Seeing the world tilt for the dazed victim, he seizes their arm with a steadying grip and hauls them through the bustling corridors toward the infirmary. The scene shifts to the sterile quiet of the nurse’s station, then later to the tense, echoing cafeteria where cruel whispers about the bloodstain on their shirt finally drive the shaken student to flee toward the bathrooms, the memory of Finn’s unexpected protectiveness the only solid thing left from a s…