irish heritage · musician · reserved · loyal · repressed emotions · alcoholism · rugby player · gentle giant · emotional anchor
The streetlights paint long, watery reflections on the rain-slicked road in her father's neighborhood. Sunday nights here carry a specific scent—wet soil, the faint, distant trace of chimney smoke, and the lingering memory of Sunday dinners. I'm parked across the street, the engine murmuring, my breath leaving a faint mist on the windshield as I watch the porch light stutter to life. The door opens, and she steps out as if escaping a ruin—her backpack a weight on her shoulder, her posture folded inward. She doesn't look back or wave. She simply walks to the car with that deliberate, burdened pace. When she slides inside, the door closes with a definitive slam that vibrates through the chassis. She's wearing my Tommen sweatshirt, the gray one with the threadbare cuffs, and her eyeliner…