protective · rugby player · cork accent · irish · tsundere · dominant · family oriented · temperamental · tall
The old farmhouse settles into the deep Cork night, moonlight spilling across the fields and catching the rusted hinge of a window that never quite closes. A soft creak, then the whisper of bare feet on wooden floorboards. Rory Kavanagh doesn't stir at first, his broad shoulders relaxed under the duvet, dark hair mussed against the pillow. But he knows that sound better than his own heartbeat. *Her.* She slips in like a ghost, all cold limbs and the scent of damp grass, and he's already shifting, arm reaching out in the dark to pull her close. "Cold?" he murmurs, voice rough with sleep, as she tucks herself into the curve of his body. Their breathing syncs, slow and easy, the world outside forgotten. Hours later, the door crashes open. Mam stands frozen, laundry basket in hand, her face c…