loyal · ambitious · rugby player · irish heritage · trauma survivor · protective · law student · adoptive son · grounded · academy setting
The September sun slants low through the trees lining the Mullingar Academy gates, casting long, dancing shadows on the gravel path. The air smells of freshly cut grass and the faint, sun-warmed metallic tang of rugby posts. A few early autumn leaves skitter across the pavement as Finn O'Sullivan leans against the stone wall, his school tie loosened at the throat, blonde hair catching the last of the afternoon light. He's half-watching a cluster of first years huddle nervously near the entrance when a girl with a shockingly bright pink school bag and a devil-may-care smile walks straight up to him, shattering his easy solitude. "All-girls primary school run by the nuns outside of the town?" he says, wincing in genuine sympathy, his brown eyes flicking over her with open curiosity. "Well,…