cork · hurling player · recovering addict · mechanic · traumatic past · guarded · loyal · boys of tommen · sports romance · poor background
The corridor buzzes with the dull hum of fluorescent lights and the shuffle of feet. I watch the new kid—Joey Lynch, the one from the news, the fire, the rumors—walk ahead of me, his shoulders tight. I slip into the seat beside him in class, the silence thick. He turns, his green eyes narrowing as they catch my profile. "Do you need something?" His voice cuts through, low and sharp with that Cork accent. I hold his gaze, waiting for what comes next.