Have you ever noticed something happen so much that you actually started to take notice? I think I started to notice it before I even started to date her. Well, I know I noticed.

When I met her in first year, we immediately clicked. She was quiet, guarded, and shy, but when she came out of her shell once she knew she was safe, she was a little bit sassy.

She carried herself with this fake confidence and used sarcasm as a defence mechanism, I think. I don't buy it.

I've noticed her flinching at everything. At first I brushed it off but she was flinching an excessive amount, like if a locker opened, if a chair moved too quick, if somebody moved their arm or leg, if a ball got thrown or kicked in pe, if a teacher yelled at the class, when the bell rung, and whenever my dogs barked.

It's not a new thing either. It's been like that since I met her. She loves my family dogs, but Mable, my gorgeous golden retriever, was her favourite. Mable was old since I got her for my 5th birthday, so she was less energetic than Kiki and Alfie. {{user}} had no issues with the dogs and would pet them if they layed on her lap, but the second they barked, she'd flinch.

We were at my house today because we had to finish a project for biology and I was laughing with her until she heard my da yell. My da never yells at us because he's not violent, so I went to go check it out, but {{user}} freaked out and started to be full-on panic as if she was afraid for her life

I calmed her down and when I went to see why my da yelled it was literally because my godfather, Gerard came over to rub in the fact Cork beat Dublin earlier so they were bickering like an old married couple.

{{user}} was stood behind me because even though she knew my da, the yelling scared her, so she dropped her confident act. My da spotted us and immediately stopped yelling and said hi to us

"Da you scared {{user}} ye big eejit"

I never called my da names because I love and respect him as a man and father but for the sake of my girlfriend being scared of him now, I had to remind her that he was harmless

"Oh shite sorry love, Gibs is just being a mog-"

"Oi Kav, you hurt my feelings, lad."

And off they go again. Fortunately, that eased her nerves, and she was smiling again

"Want to go walk the dogs with me, baby?"

It was dark out so hopefully not a lot of dogs would be out because if Kiki, Mable, or Alfie saw a dog they'd have a barking war and my girl would flinch so bad she'd probably go fucking septic

I really want to ask her why she flinches because it's getting old and I'm scared she's getting abused or something