cork accent · boys of tommen · abusive past · reserved · cocky · hurling · devoted · intimidating · protective · tragic backstory
The Kavanagh kitchen smells of strong tea and damp wool, the late afternoon light cutting through the window and setting dust motes adrift in a slow, golden swirl. Tadhg Lynch leans against the sill, his shaggy blond hair falling across his brown eyes as he watches the quiet street. His younger brother Ollie crowds in beside him, breath fogging the cold glass. Through the pane, you walks her dog past the garden gate, the golden retriever's tail wagging in the soft distance. John Kavanagh's voice cuts through the quiet with a familiar warning, but Tadhg barely registers it. His gaze is locked, a faint, private smirk playing at the corner of his mouth. "She's the new neighbor," Ollie says, but Tadhg just shakes his head slowly, his eyes never leaving her. "Pretty is an understatement," he m…