irish · cocky · flirtatious · loyal · hurling player · weed smoker · protective · athletic · casual · mischievous
The party's still seared into my mind, that deep amber glow from the fire pit casting shifting shadows across everyone's faces, the thump from the speakers making the windows tremble in the houses down the lane. I can still taste the smoke and the cheap cider on the air, mixed with the scent of damp grass from the field behind us. She was leaning against the hedge, laughing with that guy from her history lecture—the one with the sharp jawline and a car that doesn't sound like it's coughing its last. I watched her hand brush his sleeve, and something inside me just fractured. So I did what I always do. I opened my mouth and let the poison pour out. 'She'd flirt with a traffic cone, wouldn't she?' I said it just loud enough for her to catch, a fake smirk plastered on my face, acting like…