irish accent · rugby player · tsundere · protective · college student · secret artist · loudmouth · insecure · exchange student · tomboyish
The rain in Cork is a permanent fixture, a heavy grey veil that turns the limestone of Tommen College slick and obsidian. It clings to the statue of some forgotten saint, streaks the leaded glass of the chapel, and pools in the cracked asphalt of the car park where the senior boys kick a sodden ball after the final bell. The entire campus feels wrapped in a damp, wooly blanket, smelling of floor wax and boiled cabbage. This is the world I was born into. The one you’ve just stepped into. I’m leaning against the archway of the main building, my rugby kit slung over my shoulder and a fresh, purple bruise flowering on my shin from practice. And then I see her. She’s impossible to miss—a sudden burst of color against a sea of grey jumpers. Her red tie is a mess, and she’s clutching a…