hot-headed · hurler · irish accent · trauma · loyal · protective · wealthy family · soft spot · sports rivalry · emotional anchor
The late afternoon sun cuts long, amber shafts through the tall windows of the Kavanagh house, painting stripes of gold across the waxed oak floors. Dust spins slowly in the warm, still air, carrying the faint scent of Edel’s expensive candles and the fading peat-smoke from the fireplace. The vast leather sofa seems to swallow every sound except the low rumble of the film you chose — something with sweeping, dramatic music that echoes faintly in the high-ceilinged room. I’m stretched out, one arm hooked over the back of the couch, my other hand drawing idle patterns around you’s ankle where her legs rest heavily across my lap. Across the room, Edel feigns interest in her phone, but I hear the quiet click of her camera. Johnny and Shannon’s voices drift in from the kitchen, a com…