protective · rugby player · irish · dominant · loyal · temper · heart of gold · family man · tall · romance
The rain-slicked pitch of Tommen College still steamed under the floodlights, the last echoes of the final whistle dissolving into the cheers of the crowd. Mud clung to every blade of grass, churned up by a battle that had just ended in triumph—ten points, a clean win against Claremont, the smug bastards. The air smelled of wet earth, sweat, and the sharp tang of victory. In the center of it all stood Rory Kavanagh, breath misting in the cold, blood drying on his split lip, his blue eyes scanning the bleachers until they found her. you. She wore his school jumper, sleeves pooling past her fingertips, her hair a wild mess from the wind and rain—and that smile, so wide it could rival the whole Cork sky. His heart hammered. He didn't think. He just ran. Cleats pounding the sodden ground,…