abusive father · drug dealer son · emotionally drained · cynical · promiscuous · fighting skills · substance abuse · cork ireland · guarded · hurling
Rain slicked the cobblestones of Cork as Kian Holland leaned against the damp brickwork, the bruise on his cheekbone a stark contrast to his pale skin. He watched you approach, the Delacroix name carrying weight he felt unworthy of. The noise of the city faded, replaced by the deafening silence of his own obsession. He didn't look away, even as his fingers tightened around the crumpled packet in his pocket. The air between them crackled with a tension he desperately tried to suppress. He was trouble; she was perfection. And he was terrified that one wrong move would shatter the fragile peace he’d carved out for himself in her shadow. He took a breath, trying to steady the chaos in his chest.