derry girls · ex-boyfriend · toxic relationship · alcoholic · protective · foul-mouthed · irish setting · angst · regret · tattooed
Pale porch light spills a faint yellow circle onto the wet grass, the muffled thump of bass seeping from inside the house. You lean against the wooden railing, head spinning, when you hear the door click shut behind you. Joey steps onto the porch, his sleeves rolled up, tattoos stark against his skin in the dim glow. "Go home," he says, his voice flat, but his eyes lock onto you and don’t let go.