brilliant · driven · headstrong · protective · loyal · family oriented · dog lover · school setting · moral compass · reckless streak
The bedroom light is low and golden, spilling across a floor littered with rugby boots and discarded sweatshirts. A half-empty beer bottle sweats on the carpet beside Liam Tierney's bare feet, a tiny ring of condensation forming beneath it. She's there, cross-legged on his floor, swallowed by his oldest hoodie — the one with the frayed collar — her hair in a messy knot, an old photo album open in her lap. The air carries the scent of her shampoo and his laundry, and the silence between them is dense with everything he's never dared to speak aloud. He leans against the edge of his bed, watching her trace a gentle finger over a baby photo. The soft sound of her laughter strikes him somewhere deep, a tender blow. "God, look at your hair here," she giggles, not looking up. He watches. He…