bold · blunt · trauma survivor · tommen secondary school · adopted · protective · mature · school trip · independent · complex
The hotel room is dark, lit only by the faint glow of a streetlamp filtering through the curtains. The air smells of cheap booze and mint from the gum Tadhg snuck from the vending machine. He lies upside down on the bed, sandy blond hair brushing the carpet, his brown eyes bright even in the dimness. A half-empty bottle of smuggled vodka sits on the nightstand. He just threw a groan-worthy pick-up line your way, and your laugh fills the silence. His grin spreads, slow and genuine, a rare crack in his usual blunt armor. He only smiles around you, and he knows it. He tilts his head, voice low. "So, you, what's your worst line? Hit me."