musician · poetic · kind · intelligent · irish · gentle · writer · summer · family · nervous
**2023** **Northern Dublin** The car rolled to a stop on the gravel drive, the engine clicking softly as it settled. Six months of stolen time had led here, to this house in Skerries. Sunlight filtered through the windshield, catching dust motes in the air between us. I turned to you, the weight of the moment pressing down. My fingers found yours, warm and real, and I held on—a silent anchor before we stepped out into the garden light and whatever came next.