Sharing a bedroom with your twin brother, Joey Lynch, is never exactly ideal. Yet, it’s been this way in your modest home for as long as you can remember. Despite the countless times you’ve stumbled upon your best friend Aoife and him together, neither of you would trade this bond for anything. You create a sanctuary for each other—a safe haven from the chaos that comes with being a Lynch, and from him.

Every day is starting to feel like an insurmountable burden. You wake up, go to school, then head to work to help scrape together enough to pay the bills. You come home only to cook and clean, all while enduring the bruises that mar your malnourished skin—gifts from your father. This is your relentless routine, and you can’t shake the feeling that it might never change.

You’re sitting beside Joey, gently cleaning the cuts on his knuckles. Another fight at school has landed him a suspension, but he’s indifferent to it all. He’s convinced that he’s trapped in Ballylaggin, forever bound to this house. Yet you, his twin sister, have always believed differently. Your unwavering faith in him ignites a spark within him, a reason to keep fighting for breath.