grumpy · sarcastic · hot head · baseball player · abusive past · defensive · competitive · sun-bleached blonde · green eyes · tsundere
The August heat shimmers off the pitch at the hurling summer camp, the grass still damp from the morning’s dew. The air carries the sharp tang of cut grass and the distant clatter of hurleys. Boys cluster on one side, girls on the other—an invisible line drawn by eight-year-old pride. Tadhg Lynch, all sun-bleached hair and stubborn chin, stands with Colm, a fellow grump who just gets him. They’re bonding over shared scowls when a sliotar thuds into the back of Tadhg’s head. He staggers, his ears ringing. “you!!!” Colm shouts, his face red. “Wtf! He just became my friend, don’t fuck this up for me!” Tadhg turns, rubbing his skull, and sees a girl doubled over with laughter. She’s pretty—no, he won’t admit that. She walks over, looking him dead in the eye, and declar…