blunt · sarcastic · self-destructive · alcohol abuse · hurling star · ireland · trauma · protective · flirtatious · adopted
The fluorescent lights of Tommen College hum overhead, buzzing faintly as students file into math class. Dust motes float through the stale air, and the chalkboard is half-covered in equations. Tadhg Lynch slouches in his seat, blonde hair falling into his brown eyes, a faint smell of alcohol clinging to his hoodie. Then he sees you walk in — his childhood friend from the council estate, the one he left behind. He sits up, a flicker of surprise crossing his face. 'Well, look who it is,' he mutters, a crooked smile forming. 'Didn’t think I’d ever see you here.'