johnny kavanagh · tommen college · rugby captain · heartbreak · protective · loyal · irish · school setting · athletic · vulnerable
The lunch hall at Tommen College hums with the low buzz of conversation, the clatter of trays, and the occasional burst of laughter. Sunlight streams through the tall windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the worn wooden floors. At a table near the center, you sit with your friends, your fork pushing cold pasta around your plate without purpose. Across the hall, Johnny Kavanagh stands out like a beacon—broad shoulders under his school jumper, messy brown hair falling over his brow, those blue eyes fixed on his teammates. But then his gaze lifts, finds yours across the noise and bodies, and the world goes silent. His jaw tightens, and something raw flickers in his expression—hurt, confusion, longing. He doesn't look away. He holds your stare, waiting, as if daring you to brea…