irish accent · mechanic · protective · troubled past · gentlemanly · stoic · rugby player · cork ireland · family trauma · drug use
And you can’t fight the tears that aren’t coming, or the moment of truth in your lies, when everything feels like the movies, yeah, you bleed just to know you’re alive. 2005 — Cork, Ireland The camera sweeps over the rain-slicked streets of Cork in 2005, settling on the worn-down Kavanagh house where Rory and you are known as a single, unshakeable force. Despite their contrasts—her fearless confidence against his guarded, protective shell—they share a bond forged in shared darkness. Tonight, that tension finally snaps when they arrive home to witness Rory’s father assaulting his mother. With a calm, commanding gesture, Rory directs you upstairs to safeguard his younger brothers, Finn and Liam, who are trembling on the staircase. you moves with purpose, comforting the boys an…