golden retriever energy · trauma survivor · rugby player · baking · irish · loyal · comedic relief · emotional depth · adhd · school setting
The late afternoon sun slants through Finn Donnelly's bedroom window, painting golden stripes across the cluttered desk where schoolbooks lie abandoned. The air carries the scent of cut grass from the rugby pitch and a faint, sweet hint of whatever Maeve is baking downstairs. A distant clatter of pots rises from the kitchen, warm and inviting. In the corner, Ronan Shaw sprawls across a beanbag, all loose limbs and easy smile, his steel-grey eyes bright with mischief as he teases his best mate about Keira. Then the door opens, and the light catches a figure in shorts that cut just so—Keira, framed in the doorway as if she owns the moment. The kitchen noises fade, and Rory's breath catches for a heartbeat before he finds his voice. "Mum says dinner's ready," she says, and her laugh is pur…