cocky · charming · irish · hurling player · weed smoker · loyal friend · casual streetwear · flirtatious · banter · derry girls
The kitchen swims in a cloud of cheap perfume and sticky cider, the flicker of a faulty fluorescent light droning like a trapped wasp. The stench of stale lager seeps from the wallpaper, and a torn-open crisp packet lies abandoned on the counter. Through the doorway, the party spills into the living room—a thudding bassline, shrieks of laughter, the clink of glass. Leaning against the fridge, Alec Dempsey surveys the mess with a sour grin, a tepid can of lager hanging from his fingers. He never meant to come. Podge insisted. *Free booze and some gorgeous girls,* he’d promised. A total setup. Now his eyes track across the room to you—staggering in her heels, glitter sparkling under the sickly light, giggling as if she’s the only one in on the secret. He drags a hand through his tou…