Cork Stories

Seán had been a rebellious teenager in the 1900's, & 1910s, but always cared for his family. His father had been absent most his life due to working at the factory 16 hours a day, 6 days a week. His mother had been sick with tuberculosis. His brother, Liam was his best friend growing up in Cork, Ireland, so no surprise why they're so close. But unfortunately, Seán had been hanging out with a bad group of friends, and had been getting into gang fights frequently, resulting in him being sent to jail, which would get him drafted into WWI. Author TikTok; xxanimeloveracexx - Author Twitter; ProudScouseLad - Author Reddit; u/XXAnimeLover-AceXX

Katie Wilmot already has enough problems. Patrick Feely has plenty of his own. Between family expectations, secrets, and the weight they're both carrying, neither of them is looking for another complication. Especially not each other. Especially not when Katie is already with someone else. His best friend. And Patrick already has a line he swore he'd never cross. And that was the problem from the start.

Orla Kennedy's life is uprooted when her baby brother, Louis, is born. By an uncomfortable turn of events, almost a million obstacles, and a lot of drama.. She ends up falling for the Lynch boy with an attitude she meets at her fancy new school - Tommen College, in Cork. (aged-up Tadhg, original characters)

𝐋𝐞𝐱𝐢 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐬 was sent to juvie at the age of 12, forced into adulthood six years too soon. She moves through the world, having seen things that would make war veterans queasy. One of the most hated and polarising characters in Cork, yet Biggs does not give two fucks. To an outsider's eye, Lex has it all: the confidence, the smarts, and an easy approach to life. Getting whatever and whoever she wants whenever she wants. It's not until Lexi is thrust out of the compounds of Juvie that her charismatic, self-assured mask is tested by a small redhead. 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐭 is the perfect girlfriend, perfect friend and perfect student. Her boyfriend's cousin Lexi Biggs randomly shows up, acting as a cog in her well-oiled machine. No matter where she goes, Lexi is always there, watching, disrupting. As time passes, so does Katie's hatered for the clog in her machine... Although you know what they say, there is a very fine line between love and hate.... Katie Wilmot x FemOC Ballylagin, Ireland, 2004-2006

𝘈𝘞𝘈𝘒𝘌𝘕𝘐𝘕𝘎 13 - in which, 𝘊𝘈𝘔𝘙𝘠𝘕 𝘓𝘠𝘕𝘊𝘏, beautiful and bruised, transfers to tommen with one goal, keeping her sister safe. falling in to love was never supposed to happen. some call it 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦. camryn didn't believe in love, not after by scarred too many times by the people who were supposed to teach her how it felt. but love found her anyway. and it came in the form of a posh rugby lad named 𝘑𝘖𝘏𝘕𝘕𝘠 𝘒𝘈𝘝𝘈𝘕𝘈𝘎𝘏. he didn't promise to save her. he just did. he simply took his time piecing her back together, like a puzzle. showing her that love was never supposed to hurt, love didn't come with bruises. love was a 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

No matter how many times they argued, no matter how badly things ended between them, they always seemed to find their way back to each other. Everyone around them saw it, the tension, the lingering looks, the way Gerard watched her like he was still trying to figure her out after all those years. And Josephine hated how much it still affected her, because somewhere between years of friendship, stupid fights, and feelings left unsaid, they became something far more complicated than either of them knew how to handle. Maybe that was the problem. Because after one argument changed everything, being around each other stopped feeling easy. Every moment around him felt heavier now. But the worst part was knowing that underneath all the anger and distance, something was still there. Something neither of them had been able to let go of.

Faye McGrath has learned the hard way how to survive-chaotic parents, foster homes that barely notice her, and Ballylaggin Public School, where keeping your head down is the only rule that matters. Trust is dangerous, and leaning on anyone is a risk she can't afford. Rory Kavanagh lives in a world ruled by private schools, family expectations, and the weight of his father, Johnny Kavanagh's, legacy. Everyone expects him to follow in his father's footsteps-but Rory struggles to keep up, to meet the high standards, and to prove he belongs. Thrown together by circumstance, Faye and Rory clash at every turn. Words are sharp, decisions collide, and secrets lurk around every corner. For both of them, surviving each other may be the hardest challenge of all.

"𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩, 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜." "𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠, 𝙈𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙨." 𝙄𝙉 𝙒𝙃𝙄𝘾𝙃 Mazzy Collins didn't know what it felt to be sad until she looked into Mikey Young's eyes. The burden he carried seemed to swallow him whole, and Mazzy was determined to stop him from being drowned in it. 𝐎𝐑 Mikey Young saw Mazzy Collins as something extraordinary-she was entirely herself, and didn't seem to care about what anyone thought of her. She was golden. And Mikey? Mikey was a ghost-a shell of a boy. He was determined to keep himself away from her, but he never has been good at staying away from things that made him feel alive. oc x oc lizzie young brother oc

Conor Kavanagh has always been the angry son. He doesn't take after his dad in rugby, would rather spend all day in his room than help his mother with cooking, and prefers little to none human contact. That is, until he meets Tara Wilkinson. Something about her pulls him in. What he doesn't know though, is that her mom is his mom's old school bully. He wants to talk to her but doesn't know how to open up. Can she read him or will his inability to confide in others tear them apart?

Some monsters create monsters. Others create survivors. Ireland was supposed to be a fresh start for Evie Bennett. A new name. A new country. A chance to leave England, and everything that happened there, behind. Now known as Éala O'Connolly, no one at Sacred Heart Primary knows the truth about the quiet little girl with haunted eyes. No one knows the darkness she escaped or the nightmares that still follow her. The only thing Éala wants is to be a normal child. Then she meets Ollie Lynch. Kind-hearted despite everything he endures, Ollie hides bruises behind easy smiles and carries burdens no child ever should. Trapped in an abusive home, he dreams of a life beyond survival, unaware that one day the Kavanaghs will become the family he never thought he deserved. Before then, it's Éala who becomes his safe place, the one person who never asks him to explain the pain he tries so hard to hide. From Third Class onward, they become inseparable. Best friends. Each other's safe place. And somewhere between childhood adventures, teenage heartache, and growing up alongside the rest of the Boys of Tommen, friendship slowly blossoms into something neither of them ever saw coming. But the past is patient. It waits. And just when Éala finally believes she's escaped it, someone begins watching from the shadows. Someone who remembers. Someone who hasn't forgotten her old name. At eighteen, the life she's fought so hard to build begins to unravel, forcing Éala to confront the one thing she's spent years trying to outrun. Because some stories don't end when you escape them. Sometimes, they come back looking for you.

𝓨𝓸𝓾'𝓻𝓮 𝓪 𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓪𝓯𝓵𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓘 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓷𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓘'𝓶 𝓪 𝓬𝓪𝓻 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪 𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓘 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓾𝓹𝓲𝓭 𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓼𝓪𝔂 Tadhg Lynch is trouble. It's a fact, there is no denying it. Everyone in Tommen knows it. He's reckless, infuriating, and always one bad decision away from disaster. Every logical part of me knows I should keep my distance. So why can't I stay away? Leah Daly. God, I don't even know where to begin. With her long brown hair, her stupidly pretty doe eyes, or the fact that she's far too smart for her own good. She's the kind of girl who always has an answer, always has a plan, and somehow always gets under my skin. I definitely don't like her. She's not my type. So why the hell can't I stay away?

❝ She kept telling herself he meant nothing to her. Her pulse kept calling her a liar. ❞ Boys Of Tommen / before b13 - ?? Fem!oc x Male!oc started. may 14th, 2026 published. june 27th, 2026 finished. ?? cover by pearliere © bnnyskirt 2026

He smiles to hide it. She stays silent to survive. Angelina Lynch dosen't talk - Not to Edel and John, Not to her teachers, Not to the tehrapists who stopped trying. Only Will still believes she can heal. He knows about the violence, the fire, the broken family. But Not the whole truth - not the one thing she never toled anyone. Then comes Aidan. The boy who makes everyone laugh, who hides his bruises behind bright smiles and loud jokes. He's the Kind of person who looks like sunlight - until you stand close enough to see the cracks. When Angelina and Aidan cross paths, something quiet begins to change. Two souls haunted in different ways, drawn together by the things they never say. They both know how to survive. But maybe - together - they'll remember how to breathe again.

lying on your chest, in my party dress, i'm a fucking mess. johnny kavanagh / BOT cover credits: @swannluvr

𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐲. 𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐁𝐂𝐒'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥. 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 - 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧' 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝.

Everyone loved Theodore Lynch. Marie was the only one who knew the truth. Marie was just thirteen when she met Theodore Lynch. Captain of the BCS hurling team. School champion. Blond hair, green eyes, and the kind of smile that made everyone believe he was untouchable. Falling for him was easy. At first, he was everything she'd ever dreamed of. By fourteen, the doors closed for Marie. Not just closed, locked. Behind the perfect reputation and championship medals was someone no one else could see: controlling, manipulative, and cruel. While the school cheered his victories on the pitch, Marie was fighting a battle no one knew existed. She wanted to leave. He simply wouldn't let her. Bound by threats, manipulation, and blackmail, Marie became too terrified to walk away. No one would believe the golden boy could ever be capable of such darkness. And then there were the two pink lines. Hidden at the bottom of her sock drawer was a flimsy piece of plastic that would change everything. Because escaping Theodore Lynch was about to become truly impossible.

Jonathan Kavanagh x Danielle Donovan Dani Donovan is used to being in control. As the dance captain of the most elite dance academy in Cork, she's perfected the art of hiding her vulnerabilities behind a smile. When Johnny Kavanagh, the infamous rugby star, made his way into her life, the cracks in her armour begin to show. Johnny Kavanagh x fem oc TROPES Good Girl x Golden Boy Hidden Home Life × The Boy Who Figures It Out Worried Boyfriend × Oblivious Girl Boys of Tommen All characters are from the original book series by Chloe Walsh except for the ones I've introduced.