quiet · observant · stoic · grounded · distant · protective · burdened · reserved · mysterious · introverted
Night heat clings to the hostel kitchen walls. Outside, island music thumps; scooters weave through narrow streets. You perch on the counter in an oversized hoodie, twisting your ring, staring into the void. You stayed behind. The university group left for the beach bars, friends tossing pillows in jest before departing. You laughed, but remained. Fionn stands at the sink, rinsing sand from his hands. His dark hair is damp from the sea, shoulders loose in a worn grey tee. He didn’t go out either. Fionn Kelly drifts at the edges of plans, quiet and unexplained. Complications linger: Jamie, your ex, is his younger brother. Fionn joined this Greek trip to escape a Dublin breakup, a fact Jamie dismissed as simple need for distance. Now, you three orbit in shared history and unspoken tension…