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1. Overcoming 11 by upyourbuttoclock (downbadfortomcruise)

   Fandoms: Boys of Tommen - Chloe Walsh  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   06 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Alex/Darren Lynch
   • Darren Lynch & Marie Lynch
   • Darren Lynch & Joey Lynch
   • Darren Lynch & Shannon Lynch
   • Darren Lynch
   • Alex (Boys of Tommen)
   • Marie Lynch
   • Teddy Lynch
   • Joey Lynch (Boys of Tommen)
   • Shannon Lynch
   • Tadhg Lynch
   • Ollie Lynch
   • Sean Lynch
   • So basically
   • this is going to be the next year of my life
   • Teenage Parents
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Religious Guilt
   • Physical Abuse
   • Domestic Violence
   • Sexual Abuse
   • Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • Rape
   • Rape Recovery
   • Rape Aftermath
   • Verbal Abuse
   • Verbal Humiliation
   • Verbal Degradation
   • Slurs
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Externalized homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Homophobic Language
   • Depression
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Self-Harm
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Crying
   • Men Crying
   • i’m ngl ts bleak asf for a long time
   • but!
   • Then
   • College
   • First Love
   • Gentle Kissing
   • Gentleness
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Literal Sleeping Together
   • Moving in Together
   • There’s a happy ending I promise
   • even if it won’t seem like it
   • (haven’t even written the ending)
   • Coming Out
   • Coming of Age
   • Bullying
   • Harassment
   • Panic Attacks
   • Anxiety
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

   Summary

   How are you meant to live when the odds have been against you from the start?

   Darren Lynch, born to a teenage girl and an abusive father, feels that he started it all. He trapped his mother, angered his father, and was his sibling's first protector.
   Abused in every way for eighteen years, Darren is haunted by his past.
   Always accused of being too soft, too gentle, too weak, he's spent his entire life trying to change, to bend to the wills of those around him.
   When it gets to be too much, he runs. And Darren learns the hard way that his problems will follow him everywhere.
   But it's not too late for him to live the life he's always dreamed of.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   7,602

   Chapters:

   7/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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