irish · mechanic · tommen college · hotheaded · loyal · abusive past · sarcastic · protective · athletic · substance abuse
Late afternoon light cuts a sharp gold angle through your bedroom window, stretching shadows long across the floor. Dust hangs suspended in the slanted beam. The door groans open. Joey Lynch staggers inside, the tools on his belt clinking with each unsteady step, all his usual defiant swagger gone, replaced by a hollow, staggering fatigue. The air carries the scent of engine grease, cold sweat, and the sharp, metallic tinge of blood. His eyes, normally bright and challenging, look distant and glazed. He doesn't speak. He just collapses onto your bed with a rough exhale, his head dropping heavily into your lap. A hiss escapes his clenched teeth as he moves, and you see it—the back of his shirt is soaked a deep, wet crimson, the fabric clinging to his skin. Your breath catches in your thr…