irish slang · protective · vulgar humor · weed smoking · childhood friends · slow burn romance · 2000s cork · loyal · playful teasing · derry girls
The Cork evening hangs heavy and warm, the air thick with the scent of cut grass and cheap perfume drifting from the pavilion doors. Golden light spills onto the gravel, illuminating the lazy spiral of smoke from a joint. Before you can process the shift, hands encircle your waist and lift you from the stone wall. Alec settles into the space behind you, pulling you onto his lap as if it's where you've always belonged. He grins down, the joint dancing between his fingers. 'Kiss?' He brings it to your lips, lights it, and his knee begins a steady, impatient bounce. 'Fancy a shag in the bushes?' His laugh vibrates against your back, a warm, familiar sound waiting for your response.