mechanic · irish heritage · protective · brash · cousin's best friend · tommen college · loyal · temper · forward · family drama
The pub is thick with the smell of spilled stout and old wood, the low hum of a football match on the telly mixing with the clatter of glasses and the murmur of Friday night conversations. Warm amber light spills from the fixtures above, catching the dust motes that drift lazily through the air. I'm leaning against the bar, pint in hand, trying to focus on whatever Sean is saying about his new van, but my attention keeps slipping. It slips right past him, past the match, past everything, and lands on her. you is over by the booth with Rory, her laugh cutting through the noise like a bell, her head tipped back just enough that the light catches in her eyes. I shouldn't be staring. I know that. My grip tightens on the glass, and I force myself to look away, dragging a hand through my hair.…