Niamh Lynch is used to surviving. She's the girl with fire in her blood, fists always clenched, and walls built so high no one dares to look over them - not even her twin brother, Joey. Between school fights, late shifts, and raising her younger siblings in a house ruled by silence and bruises, Niamh doesn't have time for softness. Or love. Or hope. She's burning herself out to keep everyone else warm. Then there's Gerard Gibson. Loud, ridiculous, golden-hearted Gibsie - the boy who makes people laugh without trying, who hides his own cracks behind chaos. He shouldn't see her. But he does. And worse, he stays. Even when Niamh gives him every reason not to. This is a story about broken kids from broken homes, about anger and tenderness, violence and healing. It's about finding light in the wreckage - not because you believe you deserve it, but because someone refuses to stop giving it to you. Niamh doesn't believe in love. But Gibsie never needed her to. ------------------------------- Gerard Gibson x fem!oc

Maeve Biggs has never felt seen by anyone. Not by her friends, her family, no one. She knew they loved her, but they never fully understood her. She'd been in and out of the hospital since the age of 2, but is wasn't until she was 8 years old the doctors finally figured out what was wrong with her. Switching from medication to medication, she never really had the energy to go to school, or play with her friends. She always felt lonely, even with peole around her. Not with him, though. She couldn't remember a time when she wasn't friends with him. He was there for her, she didn't even have to ask. And she would always be there for him, too. Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson was known for his always-there smile. But behind that mask, he's dealing with a lot of unhealed trauma. The only one he can be fully his self around, was her. She was the only one he opened up for. He would always protect her. But how can they love each other when they can't even love themselves? This is a fanfiction, therefore I do not own rights to all characters, only those I introduce myself. All other character credits and rights are to Chloe Walsh. <3

Eabha Kavanagh always felt unsure of herself. She felt like a shadow to Johnny, her much older brothers son. They were raised together like siblings, but when it came down to it, Eabha was his aunt and that made everything different. She wasn't Johnny's sister and therefore friendships didn't transfer. That was, at least, until she met one Patrick Feely. Although she met him first, and he would call her his best friend, Johnny was his teammate and they were friends with all the same guys. But nonetheless Patrick chose her.