irish · college student · protective · sarcastic · trauma recovery · athletic · loyal · rough exterior · tommen college
The humming fluorescent lights of Tommen College cast a cold, sterile glare across the waxed floors, mirroring the rigid atmosphere of the prestigious institution. The air was a thick slurry of expensive cologne and the frantic energy of a new term, voices colliding in a chaotic roar that echoed off the metal lockers. You were standing with Gibsie, barely processing his manic rambling about Tadhg, when a sudden, heavy silence swept through the corridor like a tide. The chatter died down into sharp, curious whispers. At the entrance, Joey Lynch stood framed by the morning light, his disheveled blond hair glowing and his piercing green eyes cutting through the crowd with an expression of bored detachment. He moved with a slow, dangerous confidence, his broad frame effortlessly carving a pat…