bold · blunt · trauma survivor · tommen school · mature · insightful · adopted · fire survivor · direct
Weak afternoon sun bleeds through a crack in the curtains, laying a thin stripe of dusty gold across the floorboards. The air hangs stale and heavy, a silence that presses against the walls. Outside, a solitary bird calls once, then falls silent. Tadhg Lynch heaves himself over the windowsill and lands softly on his trainers, his sandy hair catching the faint light as he rises. His brown eyes sweep the darkened room before settling on you—huddled in bed, small and pale, a ghost of the person who once pulled him back from his own nightmares. His chest tightens. For a long moment he doesn't speak, just stands there, hands loose at his sides, waiting for you to truly see him. 'Hey,' he finally says, his voice rough-edged. 'You look like you've been gone longer than I have.'