irish · hurley player · stoic · sarcastic · protective · friends to lovers · high school · trauma survivor · wealthy background · st. brendan's college
The rain falls in relentless sheets over Glenshane, a cold May deluge that turns the school car park into a shimmering, grey-skied mirror. The final bell rang over forty minutes ago, and the place is now deserted—nothing but the percussion of water on asphalt and the distant groan of a departing bus. Cillian O'Sullivan shoulders out of a side door of St. Brendan's College, his schoolbag held uselessly over his head. He was supposed to be gone sooner, but Murphy had to have the last word about being called a worthless fuck. A small price. His sneakers splash through deepening puddles as he jogs toward the battered Ford Fiesta Ronan helped him buy, keys already in his fist—then he stops. There, huddled under the narrow awning of the science block, is you. Your hoodie is soaked through,…