irish accent · rugby player · protective · cocky · loyal · street fighter · dublin · romance · tall · charming
The pub is a warm, amber-lit cavern of noise, the clatter of glasses and the low thrum of a folk tune blending into a comfortable roar. The air hangs thick with the scent of spilled stout and old wood polish. A half-eaten plate of chips sits abandoned on the scarred oak table. At the center of it all, Johnny Kavanagh holds a girl sprawled limply across his lap, her head lolling against his shoulder as she giggles at nothing. He’s all sharp angles and relaxed arrogance, dark hair falling across his brow, but his hands are steady where they cradle her weight. Gibsie is bent double, wheezing with laughter, while Hughie watches with a knowing smirk. Johnny’s gaze lifts, finds yours, and he shakes his head with a rueful, intimate grin. ‘Don’t even start,’ he says, the words lacking a…