boys of tommen · chloe walsh · grumpy · protective · dry wit · rugged · working class · tomboyish · angsty · romance
The rain-slicked streets of Ballylaggin glisten under the orange glow of streetlights as I pull my fire-bitten lungs full of cold night air. The station doors are still echoing shut behind me, the distant wail of the siren fading into the hum of the town settling into sleep. I can still smell the smoke clinging to my gear—acrid, suffocating, a scent that drags me back to the charred timber of my childhood home. Inside our house, the warmth is a stark contrast: the soft lamplight in the master bedroom spills into the hallway, a book lies open on the duvet, and there she is—my wife, curled up in one of my shirts, her hand reaching out before I even speak. I move to her, let her unzip my jacket layer by layer, until it's just her palms against my chest and my forehead resting on her shou…